Friday, August 18, 2006
Now, I’ll Never Get to Go to a Wal-Mart
Found on aol.com:
Well, when asked about Wal-Mart’s impact on closing smaller mom-and-pop stores, Mr. Young told the Los Angeles Sentinel that:
I mean, it’s not like he was Jimmy the Greek spouting off about extra African muscles. He wasn’t blaming his drunk driving on these store owners. He was being honest. He was holding up a mirror to what is actually occurring. It just wasn’t popular or politically correct.
And for that, he resigned.
Was he forced to resign? Maybe. Maybe not. However, the majority of people will believe he was pushed out the door.
I’ve never set foot in a Wal-Mart. The best way, however, to get my sorry ass in such a Mecca to consumerism would be Young’s route. Be honest with me, be up front with me and bad mouth the Arabs.
Politically correct methodology, while more pleasing to the public persona of the populace, just won’t win me over. (How’s that for alliteration?)
It’s like telling me that it is wrong to assume someone that looks this creepy would be up to no good.
And to quote Broncatello – “what sort of f'ed up thing do you have to do to get arrested and held on sex charges in BANGKOK THAILAND?”
Personally, I don’t know -- but I bet it has something to do with “bad meat and wilted vegetables”.
wojr
Found on aol.com:
Andrew Young Resigns From Wal-Mart PostConsidering that Young was a well know civil rights leader and an associate of Martin Luther King, I was curious to see what racially offensive remarks he had said. (We, white folk, like to keep a tally of what remarks are considered offensive for future reference.)
Civil rights leader Andrew Young, who was hired to help Wal-Mart Stores Inc. improve its public image, said early Friday he was stepping down from his position as head of an outside support group amid criticism for remarks seen as racially offensive.
Well, when asked about Wal-Mart’s impact on closing smaller mom-and-pop stores, Mr. Young told the Los Angeles Sentinel that:
"Well, I think [Wal-Mart] should; they ran the ‘mom and pop’ stores out of my neighborhood. You see, those are the people who have been overcharging us, selling us stale bread and bad meat and wilted vegetables. And they sold out and moved to Florida. I think they've ripped off our communities enough. First it was Jews, then it was Koreans and now it's Arabs; very few black people own these stores."I can see how that statement can be inflammatory, but was he wrong? Did not do his job and defend Wal-Mart’s position?
I mean, it’s not like he was Jimmy the Greek spouting off about extra African muscles. He wasn’t blaming his drunk driving on these store owners. He was being honest. He was holding up a mirror to what is actually occurring. It just wasn’t popular or politically correct.
And for that, he resigned.
Was he forced to resign? Maybe. Maybe not. However, the majority of people will believe he was pushed out the door.
I’ve never set foot in a Wal-Mart. The best way, however, to get my sorry ass in such a Mecca to consumerism would be Young’s route. Be honest with me, be up front with me and bad mouth the Arabs.
Politically correct methodology, while more pleasing to the public persona of the populace, just won’t win me over. (How’s that for alliteration?)
It’s like telling me that it is wrong to assume someone that looks this creepy would be up to no good.
Personally, I don’t know -- but I bet it has something to do with “bad meat and wilted vegetables”.
wojr
