Wake Me For One But Not The Other

The bogus bull crap around our lives is enough to make your head-swim. Okay, your head does not actually swim without the rest of the body. Forgive me, I'm stuck in a time warp with 'hill-folks' jargon. Mammy Bennett would tell people, "I need to sit a spell, my heads swimmin'"
Writer, James Lincoln Collier wrote an article for the local New York City's West Village last week, which was entitled "Nigger In The White House." Needless to say, the shit hit the fan. Both the writer and newspaper are under fire for using the racist term. Even though  the article was supportive of President Obama and attempted to explain that the 'headline' was representative of a large segment of America's prejudice population who reference our President in such racist remarks.  If you have been a frequent reader of this blog you must know that this writer has been telling readers that America's greatest problem is likely racial, ethnic and religious prejudices and intolerance. Perhaps those who are upset with the 'N-word' in the headline have cause. I'll join that debate when Black entertainers (rap singers & comics) stop using the terms nigger and honky in routine and song.
We need to stop chasing disingenuous peripheral junk and tackle the crux of our Nation's race issues.. It's somewhat like the 'safety' concerns in sport. Please, if you will: The NCAA recently considered the idea of having football teams engage in only two days a week of physical contact practices. I suppose this is going to reduce concussions.
 A few years ago, a professional baseball coach was struck in the head with a line drive batted ball and died. Immediately, Major League Baseball enacted a rule requiring all base coaches to wear protective helmets. This means the batter, catcher, umpire and base coaches are all wearing protective gear. The pitcher, however is approximately fifty feet away from the batted ball and wears NO REQUIRED protective armor. The batted- ball is coming towards  the pitcher at 100-plus miles per hour and he is off-balance, which places him in a very vulnerable position. This scenario is repeated approximately 250 times every game. Everyone who has ever pitched 'rolls-the-dice.'  Head and chest trauma is a real possibility each time the umpire yells, "Play Ball!" There are no rules attempting to protect the most vulnerable...the problem is complicated and don't you know money & greed interferes with common logic.
So we continue to have endless conversations about bullshit, instead of talking 'turkey.' Whoops, 'turkey' is one of those racial terms...we need to get down to real conversation and call a spade a spade...whoops, there I go again! I guess we best let it be and continue to point fingers of blame? Wake me when everyone accepts part of the blame...don't wake me for the riot.