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IMO, this is baiting at its finest. I think it was inappropriate for the black councilman to say what he did during the meeting. No doubt the topic of the meeting had nothing to do with him getting his ass in a sling over being 'disrespected.' So he speaks inappopraitely, then accuses someone else of being inappropriate. Now the NAACP wants the white man gone, 'cuz if you can't get along with the black man it's all you!~. In a pig's eye!
Black councilman told he should work in a cotton field - CNN.comAtlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- A squabble at a council meeting in a small Georgia town has caught the attention of the NAACP after a white councilman told his black counterpart that he should be working in a cotton field.
The exchange took place in a recent city council meeting near Macon, Georgia, said Larry Holmes, the president of the NAACP in Houston County.
"They need to learn to respect each other, and they need to stop all the name calling," Holmes said.
"Ever since this new council was elected, there has been different problems. For one thing, they just can't seem to function there in a more pleasant and peaceful manner."
The controversial "cotton field" exchange happened at the meeting at the Warner Robins city council earlier in October, said CNN affiliate WMAZ.
The heated argument captured on tape was between council members John Williams, who is white and Daron Lee, who is black, the affiliate reported.
During the exchange, Lee said he was tired of being interrupted and was upset about how he was treated at an earlier meeting.
"I was disrespected last Monday. I'm getting about tired of you all, talking to me any kind of way. I'm not working in a cotton field," Lee said.
Williams paused for a second and then replied, "You should be."
Lee then walked out of the meeting but later returned, the affiliate reported.
The racial talk continued during the public comment period of the meeting. One resident suggested that the city council should get diversity training.
Lee told the affiliate later that this is not the first time that he has heard racially-insensitive remarks at a meeting.
"He smiles in your face and makes racial remarks," Lee said. "I am pretty much used to it by now. I had it last meeting. It is a poor representation of the council."
Williams explained his remarks to the affiliate.
"I worked in the cotton field," Williams said. "I drove a cotton basket many miles. It is not a racial remark at all. [Lee] makes everything racial."
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Fire them? Hell no, these two seem like wonderful entertainment. The bitter black guy with a chip on his shoulder getting into hilarious hijinks with the oblivious white guy who consistently make inadvertent racist comments. I'd watch that sitcom.
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Vice President
If you are annoying your coworkers, and suggest an alternative place you could be working, don't be surprised if they agree.
Proud Virginian Administrator!
Obviously, the fact that the alternate place is a "cotton field" holds quite a few racial connotations. Had the white guy come right out and said "Get back to the cotton field" or "You should be in a cotton field!", I'd probably see it as a racist remark. However, that wasn't the case. The black guy opened himself up to it by mentioning it first, he's the one who lowered the bar to that level.Originally Posted by Commodore
As far as I'm concerned, the guy didn't even need to offer any sort of excuse ("Hey, what, I used to work in cotton fields all the time! Just like I used to hang out in trees when I was a kid. Are you telling me I can't tell black people to go hang from a tree, either?!").
Black dude started it, and should accept/expect the retort.
"Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication and courage. But if we don't practice these tough habits of thought, we cannot hope to solve the truly serious problems that face us -- and we risk becoming a nation of suckers, up for grabs by the next charlatan who comes along." -Carl Sagan
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Secretary of Defense
Let's see, a black man makes a remark and a white man agrees and the white man should be fired? It sounds to me like Mr. Williams was making an attempt at bipartisanship.
I'm sick and tired of my brothers and sisters dying to preserve America's right to drive like assholes.
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Vice President
I would love it if politicians had the stones to look right into cameras and say, if they keep pitching them right up the middle, I'm going to keep hitting them out of the park.
President
The NAACP does not agree with you.
You know, there's no such thing as a black man with a chip on his shoulder!
You're just being a racist.
He should not resign.
By being the one who mentions "cotton fields", the black councilman opened the door to commentary. He should've just kept his fuckin' pie-hole shut if he wasn't prepared for what he got...
City Council Member
Got to agree, nothing to see here, move along. . . .
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