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flowomo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:28 PM Original message |
"Should NPR have apologized for 'dark continent'?" |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. If it bugs people, sure. |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. Maybe not. |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. I thought it was about the depth of the jungles |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Interesting. . . I've understood it to refer to how the continent was largely unexplored. . . |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. It sounds like it was an innocent misunderstanding. |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 12:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Why were you embarrassed? Did you explain to your daughter... |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 01:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. She's very aware of modern culture... |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 04:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. See below... |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
6. Absolutely not! it's about time someone stood up to... |
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Mugu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 04:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Hear, Hear. n/t |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 08:00 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. While I agree with you over silly whipped-up offense based on false folk etymology, |
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kittykitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
8. "Heart of Darkness" |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. That was my first thought. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
13. It Is Dark...Most Americans Are Clueless About Africa |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Maybe so...but then the question becomes |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 09:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Very True Masked Man... |
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UALRBSofL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-01-08 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
17. People on GD-P got upset when Bill Clinton |
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