abierman said:

[Bait snip - luv4u]

paintedlady said:

That shit was hilarious.

MuthaFunka said:

Grow up the both of you

I work as an EO advisor....I deal with issues of race, gender and other forms of discrimination....and even I have to say that the furor over this ad is much ado about nothing....at this rate, damned near any and everything can be read into, scrutinized, and turned into some kind of discrimination issue...

luv4u said:

Hey, don't put that one me, he was the one who lost it compeltely. Not my problem.

MuthaFunka said:

You were just as guilty. Now both of you play nice in the sandbox

luv4u said:

What?! Hay-yell naw! Not even!

MuthaFunka said:

Yes you were. You shot yourself in the foot


Now let's keep this nice thread as nice as possible so as not to ruin it. Okay for you and Aksel??

2freaky4church1 said:

Didn't notice that. Maybe I'm above that.

luv4u said:

PLEASE show me when THAT shit happened!

MuthaFunka said:

[Takes ur rose coloured glasses off edit]

Move on and be post happy

luv4u said:

Don't worry, I'm kinda used to how it goes down!

We mustn't forget where this all came from. There was a time when passing for white was preferred if you wanted to have a chance at life. You had to act as if you were somebody you were not. At one time, it meant a whiff of freedom (provided you never dared have children...because somebody would come out brown). Those who couldn't pass often resented thos who could pass as white, because of the complete and utter disowning involved. Many who couldn't pass figured that if they adopted the behaviors...they might be accepted into white society....

jaimestarr79 said:

MuthaFunka said:

Yep, I agree with U.

I don't think that was being implied with the commercial

and I hate the term "oreo" being used as an insult! I got that alot in high school and it was the stupidest crap

thekidsgirl said:

I know, all I saw were 4 sports figures.

kpowers said:

me too, I guess we're just naïve

thekidsgirl said:

I know, I see it as they wanted Sports sibblings for their commercial

kpowers said:

exactly what I thought

thekidsgirl said:

Thats why we get along

I think they all just wanted a 4 way cookie sandwich.




btw, my kitty is named... OREO!

WaterInYourBath said:

I don't see why he should! He's above all that bullshit because he worked hard for his accomplishments, dude's a model for everybody!!

JustErin said:

I knew this Afro-American friend of mine, in the late 1980s, and he had this white, German girlfriend, and she would constantly call him an Oreo because he wasn´t really into HipHop and RnB and preferred " white people´s music" like The Cure and Depeche Mode,and he also didn´t wear tennis shoes and casual sports gear.

To her, he "acted white" by listening to the "wrong",uncool type of music and she kinda picked that term up from his other black friends who sort of lived up to her expectations of how black people should be.

Those were some weird years, I´m telling you.

noimageatall said:

Your kitty is cute. I love black and white cats. I have one myself, but his name is not Oreo.

Graycap23 said:

i love tiger woods! saw him play once at pebble beach, he's amazing!!!

abierman said:

Wrong, Chi Chi Rodriguez was the first... Tiger is just getting all the $$$$ and titles because he is darker in hue, so Tiger got the $$$$. Ironic isn't it?

paintedlady said:

I'm sorry...but as a lifelong follower of professional golf, I have to call bullshit on that. Chi Chi Rodriguez didn't come close to what Tiger's done. Chi Chi won 8 PGA titles - not one major.

Tiger Woods, on the other hand, had 8 PGA victories in 1999 alone. He'e won a total of 65 PGA events - including won 14 majors. He's won more majors than any other player except Jack Nicklaus.

You wanna talk about Tiger's real forebears? Talk about Charlie Sifford - the first black PGA tour player. Or Lee Elder - the first black player to play the Masters in 1975. Tiger pays homage to these men often, knowing the very real discrimination they faced (not being able to play certain events because of course restrictions, for example), threats they endured, and sacrifices they made.

Tiger himself was unable to play certain courses while growing up. He knows where he comes from - and has talked about it.

Genesia said:

Thanks for clearing that up!!

Genesia said:

I stand corrected, still, evenmore so why she should be proud of where he came from and not say that he is "Caublasian" its not about color, but a rich heritage that many white and black people have fought for.