tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post7737169045433987065..comments2024-03-28T13:38:36.788-04:00Comments on Pharma Marketing Blog: Should Novo Nordisk Dump Deen?Vladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114063498108633047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-606454464168108282013-07-10T08:58:13.502-04:002013-07-10T08:58:13.502-04:00When I was growing up (in the 1960s), we (in the n...When I was growing up (in the 1960s), we (in the northeastern US) were told that what we now call "the n-word" was Southern dialectal pronunciation for "Negro" (as in, "American Negro College Fund", benefiting African-Americans). We were taught that in that context, it didn't have the derogatory connotations that it had in the Northeast. <br /><br />Today, there are a lot of Americans of African descent, whose families have lived in the US for generations, who use a version of that word to describe themselves (see Aaron McGruder's <i>The Boondocks</i> comic strip and Adult Swim TV series); for many of them, it's OK <i>as long as it is one of them talking about themselves</i>. But heavens forbid that one <i>not</i> of their ethnic group use that same word, regardless of whether it ends in "-a" or "-er".<br /><br />Are we retroactively punishing people for using language that was acceptable at the time and place it was used, many years ago — or are we talking about new uses of the word? (And for what it's worth, I find it more offensive to hear someone reporting on the event using the phrase "the n-word" than using the actual word in context (I feel the same about other epithets, obscenities, and profanities). In other words, I believe in "Calling a spade 'a spade'" (as opposed to, say, "a pointed digging implement used for removing soil prior to planting").Brenda Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687718956610704894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-48840065952126409122013-06-24T18:28:39.465-04:002013-06-24T18:28:39.465-04:00Let's add some perspective here. Paula Deen wa...Let's add some perspective here. Paula Deen was raised in the deep South and 20 or 30 years ago she said NIGGER. <br /><br />Paula's worst crimes are the food she makes but the boggest criminal ever are the pharmaceutical companies.<br /><br />I really doubt that she's a racist in any way, shape or form. The disgrutled gold digger employee suing her is Black. Last I knew bigots did not hire minorities. <br /><br />Novo Nordisk loves Paula because her cooking style is a huge cause of obesity and diabetes. Fat Bastardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839915109115122588noreply@blogger.com