I don't find Andrea Peyser particularly racist; just annoying, presumptuous, and judgmental in the way some white people can be when talking about non-white people. I mean, it's simplification to suggest that any one thing a parent did led to their child being dangerous (and ultimately dead), but I think- black or white- we can all agree this woman was a shitty parent and at least is partially responsible for her son's fate.
And I also don't think it's ridiculous to suggest people who live in the effing ghetto adjust to more strict standards for how they bring up their children, especially if they feel that negative influences are literally everywhere.
And I'm sorry, is the lack of present fathers (or father-figures) in the lower-class black community some kind of secret? I've had people straight ask me to my face if I had a father, for no other reason than that I'm black...
@TheMac: Thank you, I think you nailed it. It's that basic assumption that, well, this is what worked for me (assuming it did work for her) so you should do it too. "I didn't have to go to college to be a success so why should you?" "I went to college and you should buckle down and do the same or else you won't succeed in this society." Everybody's got a line on how life should be run.
@plasticene: Maybe you folks should spend a bit more time talking about each other. Sarah Palin's daughter developed a early taste for dick and her baby daddy isn't in the picture. Discuss.
Sneak peek at Peyser's column tomorrow:
"Idi Amin was a black father of something like, I don't know- 40 or so children who were also black. They were really dark black, too. You know the kind- not like the tokens in the Ralph Lauren ads. You don't see anyone popping a cap in Idi Amin's kids. So it *can* be done, black dads. Step up to the plate."
The United Jewish Appeal has started Connect to Care, which already has given more than 8,000 needy Jews financial services, job help and mental-health counseling to get through unfamiliar territory.
Just don't be surprised when we cut them open and discover they're not really jews.
This may sound shallow, but if you compare the pics in the Daily News article to the one from Flickr that they put in the frontpage box and which Gawker put with the previous story, she must've had one heck of a photographer that day.
Isn't having sex with a dude much lower on the financial scale one of the most common fetishes in the world for wealthy women?
I went to Bard College where there were tons and tons of rich girls and all of them had stories about banging gardeners, mechanics, roofers, ex cons, etc... and it was pretty clear by the way they told the stories that the perceived class difference was a huge part of the thrill of the sexperience.
Nah - it's just because the landed gentry of the male variety have lilly-white little girl hands, no chins, and pimply chests. Oh, and small penii. Not to mention little or no idea what to do with aforementioned small penii.
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And I also don't think it's ridiculous to suggest people who live in the effing ghetto adjust to more strict standards for how they bring up their children, especially if they feel that negative influences are literally everywhere.
And I'm sorry, is the lack of present fathers (or father-figures) in the lower-class black community some kind of secret? I've had people straight ask me to my face if I had a father, for no other reason than that I'm black...
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If you don't find her racist, I shudder at what you DO consider racist. Do you also think all black kids should be shackled?
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#tips
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"Idi Amin was a black father of something like, I don't know- 40 or so children who were also black. They were really dark black, too. You know the kind- not like the tokens in the Ralph Lauren ads. You don't see anyone popping a cap in Idi Amin's kids. So it *can* be done, black dads. Step up to the plate."
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Just don't be surprised when we cut them open and discover they're not really jews.
/Peyser-ized
11/23/09
Like Beck swearing off the Society of Professional Journalists
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I went to Bard College where there were tons and tons of rich girls and all of them had stories about banging gardeners, mechanics, roofers, ex cons, etc... and it was pretty clear by the way they told the stories that the perceived class difference was a huge part of the thrill of the sexperience.
11/23/09
Nah - it's just because the landed gentry of the male variety have lilly-white little girl hands, no chins, and pimply chests. Oh, and small penii. Not to mention little or no idea what to do with aforementioned small penii.
11/23/09
This is why so many children of the rich and famous end up resembling the gardener.