"I heard what you said."

Nigger-Faggot.

I swear when I heard the anchor lady on CNN say, "Nigger-Faggot" I wasn't appalled, I wasn't afraid, I wasn't even angry at first. I laughed. I laughed long and I laughed hard, I laughed with a tiny tear in my eye.

Come on! It is a hilarious insult!

Granted, it is an example of everything wrong with American society today. And understandably so, I can see how many bloggers, including Ravi Somaiya of Gawker, were infuriated by the insults hurled at Representatives James Clyburn and John Lewis. In Somaiya's post he discusses the aftermath of the Tea Party Protester's flagrant name-calling.

These particular representatives were targeted for being black and gay (duh). And don't get me wrong, I hate neither black people nor homosexuals. In order to fully explain my initial giggle-fest I have to take you back, dearest blog-reader, about a year or so to when I was first introduced to a certain video by a precious and very twisted friend of mine, Travis.



Keep in mind while watching the clip, originally created by Derrik Comedy, that Travis has a very offensive sense of humor. He was the guy who first introduced me to the bile inducing "2 girls, 1 cup", then challenged himself to find something even more disturbing to show his friends... and succeeded.

So to be sure, when I first heard what was said to these Representatives, I didn't laugh because I'm evil, I laughed because to me, it was freggin' hysterical.

Soemthing I find freggin' hysterical? This. A post on Instapundit that targets the 2 politicos, essentially adding insult to insulted injury calling the shockwaves over the slurs just a reaction to "bogus racism."
...So what would constitute real racism?
Aren't the words "Nigger" and "Faggot" inherently hateful?
I mean, yes, they are only words but pretty crappy words none the less.

The allegation by right-wing blogger Glenn Reynolds that the Reps owe the Protesters an apology is stupid. Stupid as hell. What kind of apology would they even offer? Sorry, I'm gay? Sorry, I'm totally black and you're mega-racist?

As much as I respect a person's right to say whatever the hell they want, I also treasure my American given right to call them idiots.