culture : IS IT INSULTING TO CALL A BLACK PERSON 'ARTICULATE'? [+] ballot by mojo created Wed Sep 20, 06 According to Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Columnist, it is. Here is an exerpt from his rant on last night's CBS Evening News new segment 'Free Speech': "{I don't support Condoleeza Rice} until I hear some commentator describe her as, quote, articulate, which is code for a black person who speaks standard English. Excuse me, you were expecting the Secretary of State to be inarticulate? "That's when I get this involuntary twitch and I want to defend Condoleezza Rice — when she's patronized, the way black pioneers in all walks of life have been patronized. Look, it may be wrongheaded foreign policy, but Condoleezza Rice is making it. "Condoleezza Rice is a major, major player in this administration. So call her whatever you want, but don't call her a token or a puppet. And please don't call her 'articulate'." * * * * * This strikes me as absurd. Yeah, Eugene, we'd EXPECT George Bush, the President, to be articulate too, but he ain't. In fact, he's often described as 'inarticulate'. Is that 'code' for 'dumb honky'?? Please. Will we soon be too afraid to utter a single word for fear of offending someone who takes it the wrong way, or who thinks it's non-PC? Is it right or wrong to use a term like 'articulate' to describe an African American? NO, it's not wrong. It is a word that happens to describe her perfectly. YES, it's wrong, how DARE they call Condi articulate?? Yes. Persons should be considered articulate until proven otherwise. Yes. Being "articulate" is frowned upon and not considered cool in certain cultures. I'm not sure. It does seem latently racist Ballot #102218 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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