Jesse Jackson Dies at 84

[eagle7-31]

Not surprised. He was on life support for the last three months because his brain was ate up with Parkinson's.

Rev Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and Rainbow PUSH founder, dies at 84​

"The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday morning at the age of 84, his family said in a statement.

Jackson ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, becoming one of the most prominent Black political leaders of his era and expanding his national profile beyond the civil rights movement.

Jackson is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; their children — Santita, Jesse Jr., Jonathan, Yusef and Jacqueline; daughter Ashley Jackson; and grandchildren."

Rev Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and Rainbow PUSH founder, dies at 84

May he rest in peace. I was not a political fan of his but with a couple of exceptions (Hymietown comment for one) he was more preferable than the Al Sharpton's of the world.

 

[Cellblock2429]

May he rest in peace. I was not a political fan of his but with a couple of exceptions (Hymietown comment for one) he was more preferable than the Al Sharpton's of the world.

/----/ Is Jessie still room temperature?

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Jackson was about enriching himself, not helping anyone!

Like Bilky Graham, Joel Osteen, Jesse Duplantis, etc.

 

[Frankenstein]

Like Bilky Graham, Joel Osteen, Jesse Duplantis, etc.

Osteen is a name it aND CLAIM IT bILLY gRAHAM NEVER ENRICHED HIMSELF YOU PUTZ

 

[MarcATL]

We lost a legend and great American today.

A moment of silence is appropriate at this hour.

......

May he rest in peace.

 

[MarcATL]

His race for the presidential nomination was derailed when he referred to NYC as “Hymietown.”

I guess it shows there’s nothing new with blacks making their life focus to fight bigotry revealing what bigots they are themselves.

What's a Hymie?

 

[EMH]

What's a Hymie?

It apparently is some sort of reference to Jewish.

I used to play flag football, and one of the guys I used to play against, everyone called him "Hymie." He was Jewish. Nobody seemed offended by it. I never questioned it.

Jesse got in trouble for being pals with Louis Farrakhan, who has made a lot of nasty comments about Judaism. The HymieTown comment got a lot of media, and did harm his candidacy.

This was another incident that got really heated between Jesse and some in the NYC Jewish community...

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[struth]

What's a Hymie?

It’s a antisemitic slur

 

[JGalt]

It apparently is some sort of reference to Jewish.

I used to play flag football, and one of the guys I used to play against, everyone called him "Hymie." He was Jewish. Nobody seemed offended by it. I never questioned it.

Jesse got in trouble for being pals with Louis Farrakhan, who has made a lot of nasty comments about Judaism. The HymieTown comment got a lot of media, and did harm his candidacy.

This was another incident that got really heated between Jesse and some in the NYC Jewish community...

Google Search

That didn't used to be a thing. One of my wife's brother's nickname in the family was "N-word", and they're the whitest people you'll ever find in the state of Wisconsin. Nobody seemed to mind then.

 

[EMH]

It’s a antisemitic slur

Define it for us.

I know the "k-word" losely translates to "a Jew of extremely low character" and is used by Jews to describe other Jews, but if you aren't a Jew it is "anti semitic" to use it...

 

[MarcATL]

It’s a antisemitic slur

I've never heard of it before.

Didn't he apologize for being insensitive though?

 

[struth]

Define it for us.

I know the "k-word" losely translates to "a Jew of extremely low character" and is used by Jews to describe other Jews, but if you aren't a Jew it is "anti semitic" to use it...

Urban Dictionary: Definitions by Hymie Hymowitz

Definitions by Hymie Hymowitz: himey - This is an alternative spelling for Hymie, slang for Hyman, a stereotypical name for a Jewish male in the 1940s...

www.urbandictionary.com

 

[struth]

I've never heard of it before.

Didn't he apologize for being insensitive though?

It’s been around for awhile

Yes he apologized for being a bigot

Doesn’t really change the fact he was a bigot

 

[EMH]

Urban Dictionary: Definitions by Hymie Hymowitz

Definitions by Hymie Hymowitz: himey - This is an alternative spelling for Hymie, slang for Hyman, a stereotypical name for a Jewish male in the 1940s...

www.urbandictionary.com

This is an alternative spelling for Hymie, slang for Hyman, a stereotypical name for a Jewish male in the 1940s and 1950s. It was/is used derogatorily for someone who pinches pennies so hard they squeak when leaving his hand.



OK, got it, thanks...

an insult, but not exactly the worst one...

 

[struth]

This is an alternative spelling for Hymie, slang for Hyman, a stereotypical name for a Jewish male in the 1940s and 1950s. It was/is used derogatorily for someone who pinches pennies so hard they squeak when leaving his hand.



OK, got it, thanks...

an insult, but not exactly the worst one...

I think all racial slurs are equally the worst

Didn’t know there was a ranking

 

[MarcATL]

It’s been around for awhile

Yes he apologized for being a bigot

Doesn’t really change the fact he was a bigot

So let me get this straight, it is your position that if a person has been racially insensitive one time, that's it for them, no redemption.

Am I right?

 

[EMH]

I think all racial slurs are equally the worst

Didn’t know there was a ranking

Which is worse

penny pincher
child rapist
mass murderer
fascist
racial supremacist
dumb lazy hateful and with 'tude


penny pincher is way on the side closer to harmless.

 

[struth]

So let me get this straight, it is your position that if a person has been racially insensitive one time, that's it for them, no redemption.

Am I right?

Not at all, a racist and bigot can stop being one

Jesse Jackson saying he’s sorry for being one isn’t him changing his heart and mind

 

[struth]

Which is worse

penny pincher
child rapist
mass murderer
fascist
racial supremacist
dumb lazy hateful and with 'tude


penny pincher is way on the side closer to harmless.

Sure but are any of those racial slurs? No

So not sure your point

 

[EMH]

Sure but are any of those racial slurs? No

So not sure your point

Jewish isn't a race, it is a religion.

Many call prophet Mohammed a child rapist
dumb lazy hateful with tude is the n-word's real definition, it actually isn't racially specific, or it wasn't 30 years ago
people call Jews fascists, mass murderers, just look at the signs of a Gaza rally