Hold on there, pardner. I just happen to BE the Duke of Aberdeen. And if my knowledge of Scottish noble customs (derived entirely from ‘Highlander’) is correct, Geoff and I may have to fight to the death. After all, there can only be ONE!

As you are not a grand jury, you can “indict” neither me nor anyone else on this blog, and I caution you about calling anyone a n*, lest you get a smack in the mouth.

I had always understood the term “Mulatto” to mean a person (child) who was born of one white parent and one black parent. Only when I got older did I learn the term applied to any person with one white parent and one non-white parent.

As a person of mixed-race heritage (like our President), I frequently refer to myself as “Mulatto”. People tend to understand what the term implies, and I guess that when I use that term to self-identify, it takes power away from those who intend to use it as derogatory.

Similar to the way the “N” word (which I personally detest) is used as a term of endearment used among people within the black community, but un-acceptable when used by people outside the black community.

I’m not indicting either of you, mind you. Just noticed the discussion, and decided to give the opinion of the term by someone who is of mixed-race/heritage.

Sorry I didn’t reply sooner, but actually, I did, and it glitched.

Actually, Reynardine, there was an excellent indie band in the 1980s called Tragic Mulatto.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragic_Mulatto

Incidentially, most of the White Supremacists myths about Black male sexuality started when slave owners decided that their slaves were better in bed than their wives. The White males were afraid that their wives would reach the same conclusion so naturally, the response by the White men (like Epperly) was to try to repress White women and Black males- Erectus Walks Among Us, right down to the title appesrs to be cut out of the same cloth – the White Supremacist’s hate and represession of fails to hide the inherient insecuirty and jealously behind it. The White Supremacist like Epperly and Jason Smith therefore is a pathetic creature.

*HA! Notice how I managed to work Homo in there? My skill at satire never ceases to amaze me. :p

The 14th amendment non legitimacy thing is stupid anyway, because the south had declared itself a separate nation and had to conform to some issues before it could be treated as not conquered enemy but part of the USA again.

Also, the points made very clear in the 14th are mostly present less obviously but easily treatable that way in Article 6 and elsewhere but the Supreme Court was dominated by southerners all those days, so of course whatever could have been used against slavery and so forth was not used. The little time bombs were defused and had to be restated in clear terms.

even so, the fact that a slave counted for either 1/3 or 2/3 I forget which of a white in calculating population for representation, it meant they were still a kind of citizen since they were being represented.

If I saw that on a bookshelf I would so pick it up, thinking it was some really funny gay porn.

But in reality its just a tome about a guy with homophobia.

Oh its not that? Wait…what? Its a compendium of tomes from old KKK literature, written as typical for someone with 3rd grade thinking skills.

Carry on.

Oh, and I’m sure His Serene Highness Prince Ron Paul’s the solution, eh? Get a life, silly person.

Very well. As one of the people, I say that we should start with those politicians who have curried the favor of people like Epperly…by voting them out of office in the next election.

Annoying as he may be, Jason has been harmless. Armed only with tired old talking points, discredited data and a dull wit, he lays bare the lie that a white skin bestows intellectual superiority. Jason is an attention whore and, at this point, a successful one since he, rather than Epperly, is the topic of conversation.

Finally, a shout out to the moderators. They read vile shit so that we don’t have to.

You are, of course, completely right. I bow to your greater knowlege of Teh Lulz.