Comments on: I’m Offended That I’m Offended http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2009/02/im-offended-that-im-offended.html Pontifications, coonery, quips, blasphemy, miscegenation, freshness, concern for celebrity life, the beauty of blackness, the sorrow of work-life, the curse of brilliance, and sassy stories. [Pop culture criticism, entertainment reviews, and humor writing by Thembi Ford.] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Kim http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2009/02/im-offended-that-im-offended.html/comment-page-1#comment-3416 Kim Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:04:37 +0000 http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/?p=1088#comment-3416 The first time I saw it, I really glossed over it and said oh... But when I looked in my physical copy of the Post, I was mad. And to top it off I was king of angry Delonas didn't get more creative about the whole thing. Like really, if you want to come at me...get at me with something more creative. The first time I saw it, I really glossed over it and said oh… But when I looked in my physical copy of the Post, I was mad. And to top it off I was king of angry Delonas didn’t get more creative about the whole thing. Like really, if you want to come at me…get at me with something more creative.

]]> By: Monica http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2009/02/im-offended-that-im-offended.html/comment-page-1#comment-3413 Monica Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:47:12 +0000 http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/?p=1088#comment-3413 A friend showed me this today. we kept trying to come up with a non offensive joke that was trying to be made there so as not to be offended but... just... sigh. we came up with some things that made sense but we were surely wrong. Jokes are taken the way they are interpreted at first contact. The "comedian" is rarely on hand to explain so all you have is your reaction. Too bad. And to top it all off, it isn't even funny! A friend showed me this today. we kept trying to come up with a non offensive joke that was trying to be made there so as not to be offended but… just… sigh. we came up with some things that made sense but we were surely wrong. Jokes are taken the way they are interpreted at first contact. The “comedian” is rarely on hand to explain so all you have is your reaction. Too bad. And to top it all off, it isn’t even funny!

]]> By: Boris http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2009/02/im-offended-that-im-offended.html/comment-page-1#comment-3412 Boris Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:35:28 +0000 http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/?p=1088#comment-3412 i have been on some Black Panther shit at the moment because of the increasing amounts of ignorance and racism i am witnessing around the world. i just got home from a party and one time was acting all suspicious coz i was walkin home at 2am in a predominantly white nice neighbourhood..........which MY ARSE LIVES IN SMH i havent heard much about the contents of the stimulus package but i heard its got shit about hiring people to build roads, buildings schools etc.....kinda like hitlers stimulus package when germany was in the gutter.....but i havent heard anything else could someone tell what else is in there i have been on some Black Panther shit at the moment because of the increasing amounts of ignorance and racism i am witnessing around the world. i just got home from a party and one time was acting all suspicious coz i was walkin home at 2am in a predominantly white nice neighbourhood……….which MY ARSE LIVES IN SMH

i havent heard much about the contents of the stimulus package but i heard its got shit about hiring people to build roads, buildings schools etc…..kinda like hitlers stimulus package when germany was in the gutter…..but i havent heard anything else

could someone tell what else is in there

]]> By: gradmommy http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2009/02/im-offended-that-im-offended.html/comment-page-1#comment-3410 gradmommy Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:02:40 +0000 http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/?p=1088#comment-3410 LOL - you're right - I wasn't even offended, but more like, "really?" But I am offended not to be on your blogroll. LOL – you’re right – I wasn’t even offended, but more like, “really?”

But I am offended not to be on your blogroll.

]]> By: of course just when i thought i saw the sunshine… « Grad School Mommy http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2009/02/im-offended-that-im-offended.html/comment-page-1#comment-3409 of course just when i thought i saw the sunshine… « Grad School Mommy Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:59:28 +0000 http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/?p=1088#comment-3409 [...] to add some wisdom from Thembi: What America needs to get is that this kind of thing doesn’t actually upset most black folks in [...] [...] to add some wisdom from Thembi: What America needs to get is that this kind of thing doesn’t actually upset most black folks in [...]

]]> By: Jayson http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2009/02/im-offended-that-im-offended.html/comment-page-1#comment-3406 Jayson Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:03:07 +0000 http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/?p=1088#comment-3406 I'm more upset that 1. Congress is borrowing about a trillion dollars to spend on who knows what 2. I don't have a pet monkey 3. This cartoon makes light of chimpazees, which can be VERY dangerous I’m more upset that
1. Congress is borrowing about a trillion dollars to spend on who knows what
2. I don’t have a pet monkey
3. This cartoon makes light of chimpazees, which can be VERY dangerous

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