Monday, January 14, 2008

Snowbird Party Called Racist

Wow.  Some folks are just looking for racism in anything. 

What Snowbirds call a party to celebrate their Wisconsin heritage, Jim Brown calls “defamation.”

Brown is a black South Carolina resident who was visiting relatives on Okaloosa Island. After reading a column about the party that was in The Destin Log, he called the newspaper and complained. The party, according to the column, is a celebration “by and for Wisconsinites” that features music, tailgating and Wisconsin bratwursts.

“The way it’s stated, it implies that other people are excluded from the party including black people,” Brown said. “It excludes a lot of people and it does not read good relations between other races and people from Wisconsin.”

(12) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0900 hrs
Culture

  1. What an IDIOT!  Hey Jim Brown of South Carolina, you’re racist!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 14, 2008 at 1115 hrs


  2. Last time I checked there was a pretty good population of Black Wisconsinites

    And when was the last time Wisconsinites did not invite people to party with them at a tailgate party(unless they are from Chicago)

    Must be tough going through life looking to be offended 20 bucks says he votes Democrat wink

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 14, 2008 at 1220 hrs


  3. And he’s trying to get The Reverend Al Sharpton involved. Presuming The Reverend Sharpton is done picketing The Golf Channel.

    Posted by pdigaudio on January 14, 2008 at 1416 hrs


  4. As a native of South Carolina now living in Wisconsin, this man embarrasses me. I don’t get how a party designed for people from Wisconsin is racist. Last I checked, even if you were a flatlander and called one, it was not a racial slur. This man needs to get a different hobby.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 14, 2008 at 1459 hrs


  5. They only serve the naturally cased white brats, not the darker smoked brats.  Racist for sure. Get ‘em, Sharpton!

    Posted by Steve Burri on January 14, 2008 at 1555 hrs


  6. Brown, however, was so “infuriated” by the column that he said he contacted the Rev. Al Sharpton, whom he called “a good friend.”

    “Whether he comes down here personally or not I do not know,” Brown said.
    Cynthia Davis, the crisis director of Sharpton’s National Action Network, said Wisconsin Party critics shouldn’t hold their breath that Sharpton will be joining their cause.

    Oh I don’t know…

    I’d say the odds of Al Sharpton showing up to “help” will be directly proportionate to the number of television news camera’s there.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 14, 2008 at 1741 hrs


  7. Either the bratwourst got him upset or the fact that they were’nt serving some soul food also.

    What some people will do just to be offended.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 14, 2008 at 2102 hrs


  8. Minute of fame, party of one?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 14, 2008 at 2132 hrs


  9. Is this one of those put on stories?

    Like the one the news service quoted about Brett Favre fighting dolphins in his swimming pool?

    Posted by Marcus Aurelius on January 14, 2008 at 2302 hrs


  10. Wait a sec: when did “Wisconsinite” become a race?

    Posted by Strings on January 15, 2008 at 0207 hrs


  11. Yeah Dave, stupid black guy’s probably just upset that there’s no soul food.  Way to try to prove his point for him.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 15, 2008 at 1056 hrs


  12. Yeah Dave, stupid black guy’s probably just upset that there’s no soul food.  Way to try to prove his point for him.

    While Dave is certainly spouting racism with his post, how do you know he’s a member of the Destin Snowbirds?

    His point wasn’t about some blog reader being racist…

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 16, 2008 at 1154 hrs


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