of course he wouldn't be complaining about that...
they aren't black.
silly.
(, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 16:47, Reply)
In case there's still any doubt
Here's a nice blog entry about the notion that Jamaican Patois or any variety of English for that matter has anything to do with Starkey's issue.
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3365
I can't know about his abilities as a historian from this clip, but if he treats the subject anything like he treats questions about language, I hope he isn't still teaching anyone . :)
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the prick of misery pierced my foot on a spiiiike on, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 17:26,
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I know this could be unpopular but...
I find it concerning that people can be so wilfully ignorant as to the point Starkey may actually have been trying to make! Toby Young from the Telegraph defended him saying:
"Starkey wasn't talking about black culture in general, but, as he was anxious to point out, a 'particular form' of black culture, i.e. 'the violent, destructive, nihilistic, gangster culture' associated with Jamaican gangs and American rap music."
The person responsible for your link describes Starkey as a "moron" and that "white historians must have an innate intelligence deficit". I rather think that the "moron" is the one grossly misinterpreting Starkey's proposition in attempt to try and appear more intelligent than someone who gained a PhD and Fellowship from Cambridge University. On a blog.
Forget length, sorry for weight. Ummmm...KITTENS!!
(, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 19:45, Reply)
starkey is like the ignorant old white men that said that gansta rap was causing gang violence.
it's pathetic.
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tickle I was away, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 21:21,
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Ru fo rizzle?
You seriously think that there's no connection between gangsta rap - a genre that has been accused of 'promoting violence, profanity, sex, homophobia, racism, and plenty more' - and gang violence? Seriously?
(, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 22:27, Reply)