04-29-2015, 06:06 PM
I hope her career isn't over -- I'm not writing her off yet -- I don't think it's warranted at this point.
I don't think any mayor in any city where this kinda thing goes down has a chance of making everybody happy. I think she's trying very hard to do the right things.
But, she should not have backed off of her "thugs" comment, in my opinion. Her backtracking statement was a mistake, IMO.
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"I wanted to clarify my comments on "thugs." When you speak out of frustration and anger, one can say things in a way that you don't mean." -- Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Anyone who thinks "thug" = "nigger" is off-base, in my experience. I use thug for criminals of all races and, when I do, I'm always right.
"Thug" = violent criminal. That's how it's defined in the dictionary and that's how I've consistenly seen it used for ages.
I don't think any mayor in any city where this kinda thing goes down has a chance of making everybody happy. I think she's trying very hard to do the right things.
But, she should not have backed off of her "thugs" comment, in my opinion. Her backtracking statement was a mistake, IMO.
"I wanted to clarify my comments on "thugs." When you speak out of frustration and anger, one can say things in a way that you don't mean." -- Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Anyone who thinks "thug" = "nigger" is off-base, in my experience. I use thug for criminals of all races and, when I do, I'm always right.
"Thug" = violent criminal. That's how it's defined in the dictionary and that's how I've consistenly seen it used for ages.