Sharpton: Griffin Dropped for Dropping N-Bomb

61. I applaud Mr. Graves for his actions.

Posted at 11:10PM on Sep 4th 2007 by jxtr

62. Yes! Yea for Graves! I can't wait to print this and bring it in for my ASIAN students to read. The "n-word" situation has gotten to be so ridiculous in its perversion as some kind of word of retarded hipness that *many* of my Asian (Paki, Palestinian, Chinese, Vietnamese) students use it with each other. It drives me crazy. One kid shared his memoir today in class about how he used to be in a gang in middle school (I teach in a bizarre community in Houston that is rep'd by 47 different countries but is permeated by thug-gangsta mentality. Anyway, he used the "n-word" in the middle of his essay in front of the whole class. I about died. I HATE that word! When I explained why and to what degree I hated that word, he said...and I quote: "But, Miss--if I cut that out, my whole, like, culture would be screwed." I said: "What? What culture? What culture can you possibly come from as an Asian boy with absolutely no right to any kind of ownership over the most heinous word in the English language that it would fall apart with out use of said heinous n-word?!?" It turned into this whole discussion--this whole "thing" at which point I had to point out that just recently in the news I'd read about the "funeral for the n-word" by the NAACP, the editors of Ebony and Jet (I think) banning their journalists from using the n-word, the fines *students* are imposing on each other in dorms at some of the most prestigious black colleges, the pressure black leaders are putting on the recording industry, yadda, yadda. The whole class probably thought I was nutty--on another rant, and a weird one for a frumpy, white-girl English teacher, but I do believe I made my point loud and clear. I hate that freakin' word and all that it stands for and I hate the way it has been perverted into something acceptable. I don't know any *educated* person, black, white, whatever, who uses the n-word. It's a thug mentality word and it's just go to go. Especially from, and I say this with love, my little nerdy Asian boys who in an effort to fight their nerdiness think "acting street" (and I mean "acting" b/c it is clearly an act) is a good option. It just doesn't work and it offends so many people and it's just ignorant.

Posted at 11:28PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Sarah

63. Now, Griffin is funny some regard but, "Black Enterprise" is a very prominent and well org., why did he think that he could get away w/ that at event? That wasn't an HBO special of his. He's an idiot.

Posted at 12:02AM on Sep 5th 2007 by Griffin acting an ass.

64. Humans can be so superficial. Each in our own time we'll all be dead and then what will race matter..?

Posted at 11:39PM on Sep 4th 2007 by The Truth

65. And to poster #65... good grief--"Why is it white people act like their superior"--since when is it all white people? Besides the n-word, I hate superlatives. I can't stand it when people sum up whole lots of other people not with "most," "many," "sometimes," "frequently" but with "all," "always," "never," etc. Yep, there are some, maybe even a lot of, white people who think they're superior to black people, but they probably think they're superior to everybody else too. But not all white people think this way. Some white people are superior to black people. Some black people are superior to white people. Some people *are* superior--they have a better education, more common sense, better character, better financial savvy, more taste, a grander sense of adventure, friendlier friends, more patriotism--the whole nine yards. Nothing wrong with the idea that some people are more superior. But it's a fallacy to say or imply, because you left out an important qualifier, such as most or many or of those white people I've met, etc., that all white people think a certain way. We don't.

Posted at 11:45PM on Sep 4th 2007 by sarah

66. The only time you ever see the so called "Black Leaders" is when it suits them and can get the some type of publicity. Tell me one thing that the Rev's Jesse & Al have done for the community that didn't require a press conference and a camera crew. You only see Rev. Al on tv when he thinks he can speak for the entire black community. That's all I have to say about that.

Posted at 11:45PM on Sep 4th 2007 by TazMan

67. Wow TMZ, Facts are NOT quite the way I saw it. I WAS THERE!!! Yes Eddie griffin show was stopped and yes he was offense to the audience, but he really didnt use the N word as described ( I count one reference where he said, "I'm not suppose to use the N-word so I'll say M.F. instead. Can yall handle that?). His show was stopped when he began discussing OJ, Kobe and white women in comparison to Michael Vick and the dog incident; whereby, OJ ( allegedly killed a white woman and Kobe allegedly raped a white woman and did not go to jail, yet Michael Vick admittedly killed dogs and will be going to jail.) Irrespective of the facts being accurate, the show still was appropriately stopped because folks were offended by his brand of comedy. It was truly the wrong venue for Eddie Griffin and whoever hired him could not have put much thought into the audience that is traditionally at the event (this being my 7th year in attendance).

Posted at 12:55AM on Sep 5th 2007 by The Duke

68. I would like to commend Mr. Graves for stopping Mr. Griffin. As a retired Chicago Public School Principal, it is very difficult getting our boys and girls to see the wrong in calling each other names when movie stars and so called role models use the derrogatory statements in public. Please, for the sake of elementary school children everywhere, let's focus on learning more descriptive vocabulary words than the "N" word!

Posted at 9:21PM on Sep 8th 2007 by brendasimsthomas

69. My friend Ramone sent me a link to Rev Al's Racist remarks, where he describes Afro Americans in the same text as.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeS4gEi4gRI

Grrr.

Posted at 1:39AM on Sep 5th 2007 by Ol Gravy Legs

70. I was there back stage when all this took place and here is what really happened. First of all they told Eddie before we went to the venue that he could not say this and that, he said ok i'll just get up there and thank a few peolpe and walk. I forget the gentlemans name but he went and told Mr. Grayes son that is running the magazine Black Enterprise. He[Eddie] told them repeatedly that they knew who he was and what they were getting when they hired him, and if they wanted a Bill Cosby type then they should have hired Bill Cosby[no offense to DR. Cosby]. Then Mr. Grayes son came back stage and said " you can do your show don't worry about anything say what you want don't worry about a thing". this was after he found out that most of the people were there to see Eddie. He didn't want to do the show in the first place because he is an artist, and you can't sensor his art form. After being assured by Mr. Grayes son he did it. I personally think it was a punk move on Black Enterprise behalf to let him get up there then cut his mike off. When it was over The elder Mr. Grayes tried to have us thrown off the resort for doing a show that his son approved. Then we found out he wanted Eddie to come to his room and apologize for doing what he was hired to do, so Eddie being the man that he is said "he should come down and apologize to me I didn't do anything wrong". That never happened so both of Mr. Grayes sons came down and apologized for their father. Al SHarpton is a hippocrit he and Eddie talk all the time and for him of all people to come out and say this is wrong. Where was the "good Reverend" when the segregation law was overturned it is now legal to have seperate water fountains and bathrooms again thus the Gena 6. Wake up my people they have "Weapons of Mass Distractions" smoke and mirrors. Freedom of speech is next. prtect the firs amendment. Wilbert is my name my email address is babydoz25@yahoo.com I will always defend my brother "we all we got".

Posted at 2:26AM on Sep 5th 2007 by Eddie's Brother

71. Yay!!!! This made my day. Finally.....

Posted at 5:07PM on Sep 5th 2007 by ohnoudient

72. #33: Please check your current history and look up the Jena 6.

#36: The UNCF offers scholarships to ALL races! Just because the name hasn't changed, doesn't mean the game hasn't changed!

Posted at 8:54AM on Sep 5th 2007 by SS

73. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12353776

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/04/bell.jena.six/index.html?iref=newssearch

http://www.colorofchange.org/jena/?id=1949-239523

Have you heard of the Jena 6

Posted at 9:03AM on Sep 5th 2007 by Maria

74. That wa a good move. Congrats!

Posted at 8:58AM on Sep 5th 2007 by doinou

75. This is one of the best stories I have read in years! Bravo Earl Graves!

Posted at 9:36AM on Sep 5th 2007 by Yarbz