"Highly respected gansta rappers." lol What a paradox!
EnlightenedMind
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Don Imus Fired!
by minimus in....for saying "nappy headed hos".
he's off tv and radio.
personally, he's never been my favorite but i like him more than the reverend al sharpton!
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Beware of a Jehovah's Witnesses With No Life!!!
by minimus inif a jw has absolutely no "worldly" contacts, works for himself and has only witnesses working for him-----stay away from them!
if someone has been "homeschooled" from infancy----stay away!.
jws who know nothing but being a jw are the worst types!
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EnlightenedMind
I don't believe that anyone should be written off. Even those who are the most pompous, arrogant and insufferable are victims just like most of us were. They are products of their environment. And I'm sure that those of them who are now here are thankful to whomever showed enough interest or consideration to plant a seed of doubt, or otherwise help them get out of the borg.
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ANYTHING EXCITING EVER HAPPEN AT YOUR KINGDOM HALL?
by anewme indid anything exciting or alarming ever happen at your hall?
i remember only funny incidents, like one brother getting up there with his zipper down.
(i knew alot of brothers after that felt no shame to actually check down there before going up on the podium!
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EnlightenedMind
One time when I was about 6 years old, I was playing with one of those elastic ponytail holders during the meeting. I accidentally shot it like a rubber band, and it hit the neck of the sister who was sitting a few rows in front of me.
As soon as the meeting ended, one of the elders got up on the podium and called everyone to attention for an announcement. He held up the elastic and said that if anyone knew who it belonged to, they should come forward.
My mom said, "Isn't that yours?" I was terrified that my parents would find out I wasn't paying attention during the meeting! I told my mom, "I dont know. I didn't get a good look at it." lol
Mom wasn't buying it. She went and claimed the thing, got the story, and made me apologize to the sister, who made a big fuss about it like I'd done it intentionally or something.
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Don Imus Fired!
by minimus in....for saying "nappy headed hos".
he's off tv and radio.
personally, he's never been my favorite but i like him more than the reverend al sharpton!
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EnlightenedMind
Confession, thank you for your response. I agree to disagree.
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Please "Study" With Jehovah's Witnesses, I beg you!
by AK - Jeff inif you are a former jw, or just one who is interested enough in the cult to spend time here on jwd, i emplore you to accept a 'bible study' with jehovah's witnesses when they next call and offer.
by so doing, and having of course a full knowledge of the doctrines and practices they employ, you have a special opportunity!
you can use the study for the following;.
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EnlightenedMind
I'm glad I never met any folks like you at the door in field service! My knowledge of doctrine was sketchy at best. You could've tripped me up with very simple questions!
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Had The Chat With My Mother
by sweet pea inspilled the beans yesterday.
told her i was never going to another meeting again.
knew it wouldn't be too hard going as she's always had a few doubts herself, what i didn't appreciate was just how many she had and how hard she was finding it as she is developing a great social life with 'wordly' friends!!
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EnlightenedMind
Wow, I'm glad that everything went well for you with your mother. She seems to have a relatively open mind about it. If only everyone's relatives were so understanding... Good luck with your dad and the rest!
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Don Imus Fired!
by minimus in....for saying "nappy headed hos".
he's off tv and radio.
personally, he's never been my favorite but i like him more than the reverend al sharpton!
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EnlightenedMind
I am saying that if there is to be any criticism of such, it must be applied to all; not some.
Whose mandate is this?
We're not talking about governmental regulation here, because it HAS received blanket criticism and condemnation from the FCC. No one can say that type of stuff on the air, regardless of race, so there is no institutional disparity with regards to the word.
So what more do you want? You want to regulate the sensibilities of individual people? That's unrealistic. Who are we to tell anybody else what should or should not offend them?
If I have to criticize one person who uses the word, I have to criticize everybody who uses it? Well, what if only one person offends me? Are you saying that black people should be offended when other black people use the word as well? Well, that's your opinion. (and mine as well, btw). But just because we believe that doesn't mean that it's "right", or that we can force others to share that viewpoint. We don't all have to think collectively as a group about it.
And I'm not saying that if a white person uses the n-word, that automatically makes him a racist. (Hell, white kids refer to one another that way these days). All I'm saying is, more likely than not, that is how it is going to be perceived by a black person. (Or Hispanic, Asian, Jewish, white, etc, under the same circumstances). Knowing this, I choose not to use words that I know to be offensive, and it matters not to me whether whatever group is using that same word amongst themselves. I harbor no resentment.
To infer that the word has a blanket meaning and should be either totally embraced or totally discarded by everyone is the same as saying we should outlaw the word "fire" rather than outlawing the act of yelling "Fire!" in a crowded auditorium.
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What preoccupied your mind today?
by greendawn inso what was one thing that significantly preoccupied your mind today or part of today something you thought a lot about?
for me it was handing over some work on a deadline which comes up next week.
i can't go over even by one day so i better be on time.
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EnlightenedMind
I have final exams in less than two weeks, and I have to take the bar in a couple months, and I can't stop stressing about it all, but I haven't picked up a book yet because of this crippling and debilitating disease called PROCRASTINATION!!
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When is a person's "race" not going to be the topic of conversation?
by booker-t ini think this don imus scandal just goes to show that no matter how hard a person works or how much he or she succeed in life their "race" or ethnicity or "gender" is always going to be the determining factor.
instead of don imus congradulating the "girls basketball team" for all of their hard work, he has to insult them.
i am glad he got fired and i hope it sends a message to anybody else that wants to publicly insult a group.
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EnlightenedMind
They are not granted immunity BR25. I listen to Rush Limbaugh and believe me, they get their share of criticism.
Anyway, Sharpton and Jackson are not the moral compass of the black community. Trust me, no one is blindly following them. Sometimes I cringe at the issues they choose to get behind, and I certainly think they both should use more discretion.
As for the Duke lacrosse thing, I should hope that everyone would rally around someone who is claiming to be a rape victim, no matter the race of the victim or the accused. I don't think that we can afford not to.
And that is what infuriates me about this case. Any woman making false claims of rape makes it that much harder for actual rape victims to come forward for fear that their claims will be viewed with skepticism. I think she should be sued and prosecuted.
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Professional Photos
by Es ina few weeks ago we had some professional photos done of the fam, just got them today they turned out really great.. enjoy .
es.
http://kelthorn.gallery.netspace.net.au/professional-photos.
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EnlightenedMind
Beautiful family! Your kids are adorable!