A True Man Hates No One
I was going to write a bland little scrap of innocuous verbiage about the weather. Because, look y'all:
Forecast calls for pajamas with a chance of take-out.
I was handed a last minute entry for BlogPostFriday Plan B when a400 year old very nice man with glasses eight inches thick wandering the halls of the school today after an assembly asked me if I was a student. I offered to make out with him for a few minutes, but he said he had somewhere to be.
Then somebody gave me an article from the AP with the following headline: "Interracial couple denied marriage license in La."
I know. The freaking AP can't be bothered to spell out Louisiana??!!
According to mynon-existent fact checking and research, Napoleon once said, "A true man hates no one." Of course, he was Napoleon, and we know that he wasn't altogether that fond of himself, hence his whole COMPLEX, but I'm going to assume this is one of the instances when Napoleon didn't do or say something that didn't have completely messed up and far-reaching consequences that we are still trying to counteract today (see: strengthening German Republic to the point that they can do damage for decades on the world stage, Waterloo, Napoleonic Code that among other gems says, "In theory, a judge in Louisiana decides a case based on her own interpretation of the code, not those of prior courts" according to Slate, and. giving men the idea that it's romantic to ask their girlfriends not to bathe for them).
But somebody in Louisiana, a judge to be precise, didn't get Napoleon's memo about what it means to be a true maninstead he got another memo: "What It Means To Be A True Cracker Circa 1954."
Recently, New Orleans Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple. Raise your hand if you are now picturing Boss Hogg. OK. Put your hands down.
Justice Bardwell claims that he is not a racist. It's just that he doesn't think whites and blacks should marry.
Methinks Mr. Bardwell needs a dictionary with a better definition of racism.
I was getting all frothy and worked up and waving my arms around and sputtering, but then I read the rest of the AP piece and now I understand better where Mr. Bardwell is coming from. You see, the good Justice from Louisiana some of my best friends are from Louisiana and some of my best husbands are wicked fond of Louisiana but ...where was I?
Right. The judge explained that his motivation for refusing to grant the marriage license was out of concern for any children the couple might have.
Which makes perfect sense. Because, you know, if an interracial couple has a baby, the baby will probably be gay.
Forecast calls for pajamas with a chance of take-out.
I was handed a last minute entry for BlogPostFriday Plan B when a
Then somebody gave me an article from the AP with the following headline: "Interracial couple denied marriage license in La."
I know. The freaking AP can't be bothered to spell out Louisiana??!!
According to my
But somebody in Louisiana, a judge to be precise, didn't get Napoleon's memo about what it means to be a true man
Recently, New Orleans Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple. Raise your hand if you are now picturing Boss Hogg. OK. Put your hands down.
Justice Bardwell claims that he is not a racist. It's just that he doesn't think whites and blacks should marry.
Methinks Mr. Bardwell needs a dictionary with a better definition of racism.
I was getting all frothy and worked up and waving my arms around and sputtering, but then I read the rest of the AP piece and now I understand better where Mr. Bardwell is coming from. You see, the good Justice from Louisiana some of my best friends are from Louisiana and some of my best husbands are wicked fond of Louisiana but ...where was I?
Right. The judge explained that his motivation for refusing to grant the marriage license was out of concern for any children the couple might have.
Which makes perfect sense. Because, you know, if an interracial couple has a baby, the baby will probably be gay.
Posted by Well Read Hostess at 10/16/2009 11:48 AM 
Categories: WRH,Politics as Usual
Tags: Louisiana Racism Napoleon
Categories: WRH,Politics as Usual
Tags: Louisiana Racism Napoleon
I'm going to say this and I don't care who I piss off. LA (because I am too lazy to spell it out) is one of the most racist places I've ever been (2nd is Boston, so there, I am not partial to the North).
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Okay, so my husband sent me this text message yesterday:
Fav Quote of the day "I am not prejudiced, I just don't think the races should mix"
To which I immediately replied:
Nope, that's not prejudice, that's just plain racism.
So there you go. My husband's co-worker is apparently also a judge from La. isn't it a small world?
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I am so going to get my ass handed to me....*sigh* why didn't I study harder in school?
If I could only see two things in Louisiana, I'd, uh, how do I say this? Ok. If I could only see two things in Louisiana, I'd bring a case full of those bead necklaces, so I could see all of 'em.
And then I'd want to see a voodoo ceremony.
But that's three things.
Oh why didn't I study harder in school?
I don't even know what to say about the judge. Having been raised in a family where mom and dad were respected equally, I just never understood the spousal abuse thing. Can't comprehend it. You hate her? Leave her. And I guess I don't get this, either. My college was so far north that not only weren't there many black people, there were barely any people not of Finnish descent. So when I saw that cute black girl in my calculus class, I was on her like peanut butter on toast. But apparently she didn't like nuts in her peanut butter.
At least not mine.
So this is another one of those things I just don't understand. I read about it in books when I was younger, but that was back when men wore fedoras and used brill cream and Ward was a little hard on the Beaver. I know racism is still out there. I probably have a little in me, too. But I don't get how it can affect what you think about two people who have nothing to do with you. Can't comprehend it.
Unless the judge saw the guy's stereotypical johnson and was fearing for the poor girl's safety. Then I'd get it - he was just trying keep healthcare costs down to step in line with President Obama's plan.
Wow. Is it supposed to be bad when you mix anti-depressants, alcohol and antibiotics? 'Cause I feel like I'm all over the place.
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This story made my head explode when I read it. The judge went on to say that children of the interracial couple would not be accepted by either the black community or the white community.
And don't even think about becoming President of the United States...oops, never mind. Interesting how Obama has made the racist underbelly of our nation start exposing itself. I am hoping this is the darkness before the dawn.
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Speaking of weather (were we?), my poor sister gets married Sunday in and outdoor wedding. Thank goodness they also rented the pavilion, just in case.
The guy in LA is an asshat,
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Well. What you didn't know is that one time at band camp a black guy pissed in his Cheerios.
I know, everybody's light bulbs are turning on.
You never know, until you walk a mile in somebody's shoes.
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