Barack Obama.
Poll: Would you be offended by Barack Obama talking like a stereotypical "gangsta"?
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Just a question brought up by hearing about this:
"During the 2009 Henry Louis Gates controversy, [Glenn] Beck argued that President Barack Obama has repeatedly shown "a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture," saying "I'm not saying he doesn't like white people. I'm saying he has a problem. This guy is, I believe, a racist."
Now, Barack Obama is half-white, was raised in Hawaii and Indonesia, and went to Harvard. I can't say he's had a typical life for anyone, even ignoring breaking it down into racial groups and the influence that has. I believe that him speaking in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) would be as offensive as any white guy doing it. Your thoughts?
Posted by Popisfizzy on Sunday, November 08, 2009 03:41PM
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And the health coverage bill has passed through Congress.
Expect ranty, stupid posts from certain members of the community (One point to whoever can guess first) within the next few days, or even hours.
Posted by Popisfizzy on Saturday, November 07, 2009 11:08PM
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Huzzah. Next semester scheduling.
My current (and likely final) schedule:
- ANTH 045 – Anthropology 045, Cultural Anthropology. I'm mostly just taking it to get several general eds. out of the way. I have it Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3:00 PM to 3:50 PM.
- ASTRO 001 – Astronomy 001, Astronomical Universe. Once again, taking this course to fill a requirement for a general ed. requirement. I have it on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM.
- CAS 100A – Effective Speech. It's just a speech course that everyone is required to take. Definitely looking forward to this class, given how much I hate public speaking. have it on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 11:40 AM. Yeah... that's gonna be fun, but on the plus side it's off-campus, and closer to my house than the campus is.
- MATH 140 – Math 140, Calculus with Analytic Geometry. I have to take this and another calculus course the following semester for my major. Having never taken calculus before, I'm hoping the coursework doesn't rape me. I have it Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM, as well as on Tuesdays from 9:25 AM to 10:40 AM. There were several of this one, but it's the only class that doesn't conflict with the rest of my schedule, so I had to do it. Sucks that it's so early.
- CMPSCI 121 – Computer Science 121, Introduction to Programming Techniques. In all likelihood, this will be an extremely easy class, but it's a pre-requisite for all other comp. sci. courses, and a requirement for my major. I have it on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:50 AM to 12:05 PM.
To sum it up: I'm going to have to get better at this whole "getting up before noon" thing.
Posted by Popisfizzy on Sunday, November 01, 2009 02:07PM
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(Edited on Sunday, November 01, 2009 07:03PM)
Oh my god you're a spy!
Posted by Popisfizzy on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 09:24PM
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Steam Sale.
Thanks to Gordon Freeman winning GameSpot's All Time Greatest Video Game Hero poll, all Half-Life games are 55.8% off on Steam for some unspecified amount of time (I'd imagine either this weekend or for the next week). If you've never played a Half-Life game, now might be a good time to look into getting one.
Posted by Popisfizzy on Friday, October 16, 2009 02:40PM
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