Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Black Hurricanes?

Thi s a few years old now but true and too funny not to share:)

This is an excertp from an e-mail I recieved.

A black congresswoman (this would be Sheila Jackson Lee, of Houston ), reportedly complained that the names of hurricanes are all Caucasian sounding names.  She would prefer some names that reflect African-American culture such as Chamiqua, Tanisha, Woeisha, Shaqueal, and Jamal. (I am NOT making this up!)   She would also like the weather reports to be broadcast in 'language' that street people can understand because one of the problems that happened in New Orleans was, that black people couldn't understand the seriousness of the situation, due to the racially biased language of the weather report.   I guess if the weather person says that the winds are going to blow at 140+ MPH, that's too hard to understand.

I can hear it now: A weatherman says.. Wazzup, mutha-fukkas! Hehr-i-cane Chamiqua be headin' fo' yo ass like Leroy on a crotch rocket! Bitch be a category fo'! So, turn off dem chitlins, grab yo' chirren, leave yo crib, and head fo' de nearest FEMA office fo yo FREE shit! 


We need a more important cause to care about.  I am sure that after the storms are names African American names, they would be upset like the woman's movent was in the 70's that having storms named after women only somehow refelcts poorly on women.

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