http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2013/02/01/north-portland-gay-bar-cancels-drag-queens-black-face-act Comments On: North Portland Gay Bar Cancels Drag Queen's Black Face Act by Cara "The Intern" Mico en-us Copyright 2013 Portland Mercury. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Portland Mercury readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Portland Mercury. webmaster@portlandmercury.com (Portland Mercury Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Hotel Savoy]]> Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:04:49 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by xauen]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:00:17 -0800 Portland Mercury
I found Cara's "every person with an ounce of common sense" statement (and attitude) a bit much considering what the Mercury gets away with sometimes. If someone was trying to get the Merc pulled from the Eagle's entryway (or elsewhere) there might be a different song being sung.
Posted by Todd Mecklem]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:29:21 -0800 Portland Mercury
White people STILL think blackface is funny. It is not funny. But many Whites still do not get this.

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Posted by DamosA]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:08:09 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by xauen]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 13:05:09 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by xauen]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:48:28 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by xauen]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:37:18 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by xauen]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:36:37 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Todd Mecklem]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:33:44 -0800 Portland Mercury
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Posted by albert]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:57:34 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by TheOnlySanePersonInTheWorld]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:58:49 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by seanpdx]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:21:52 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Todd Mecklem]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:18:47 -0800 Portland Mercury Powerful people aren't the butt of cruel jokes, marginalized people are. Then and now.
But yeah, even when the jokes are identical, this time I'm sure they'll pull back the curtain on our hypocrisy and free us all. This version of edgy is not edgy. It's what power tells you it edgy because power likes being powerful and power is white.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure I already won this argument when I wrote Hitler.
Posted by Spahn Ranch Dorritos]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:11:00 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by fidelity_axiom]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:37:12 -0800 Portland Mercury If I can think of something worse than the bad thing you're complaining about, the thing you're complaining about doesn't mater at all! That's just how it works! So with that in mind: Hitler! There: I WIN!
Cool that you stopped worrying about pissing people off! There's lots of shows on HBO that make being a sociopath seem great, so congratulations.
Posted by Spahn Ranch Dorritos]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:37:09 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by sgtgrumbles]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:34:58 -0800 Portland Mercury http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaj7FNHnjQ
Posted by Graham]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:34:44 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Spahn Ranch Dorritos]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:18:56 -0800 Portland Mercury
The blog also says, “Portland’s community of colors should not have to experience these daily aggression (both micro and macro) that clearly show no regard for folks of color in Portland.” – Yeah, I’m waiting for that to happen any day now. Wait, did I just hear the cops shoot another black guy? Or was another black youth kidnapped and no one cared because a white boy was also missing? Nah, they’re just harassing some young black kid for wearing baggy jeans and hanging out with two other males. Now they’re taking his picture and calling him a “gang suspect.” Wow. Anyways, thank God we’ve found time to worry about a drag queen, that’s the real injustice here.

People always get offended. I’ve offended liberals for talking about why the war is still bad even though Obama is doing it. I stopped worrying about pissing people off a long time ago, and now I celebrate offensive free speech. For example: just about everyone hates the Westboro Baptists – the universal despise of these people is perhaps the only thing that holds this country together. Truly, as a country we can all say, “Look at these bastards! I HATE THEM!” That’s a beautiful thing.

I support this show, I’m disappointed that the owners of the Eagle, ostensibly members of gay community, folded due to internet pressure. They, more than most communities, should be comfortable saying “I don’t give a shit if you’re offended. I’m going to do what I want.” Equally, I hope that members of the African American community would protest this event, which I very much doubt they would do, but I would hope so if they’re truly offended.
Posted by fidelity_axiom]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:07:37 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by C.O.]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:43:46 -0800 Portland Mercury