[MMike]

.....so I'll post it here.

I just got the email from a guy at work. Uh...Is it racist much? I'm not sure what I'm supposed to think...

Black hurricanes....

Well, it appears our African-American friends have found yet something
else to be pissed about. A black congresswoman (this would be Sheila
Jackson Lee, of Houston), reportedly complained that the names of
hurricanes are all Caucasian sounding names.

She would prefer some names that reflect African-American culture such
as Chamiqua, Tanisha, Woeisha, Shaqueal, and Jamal. I am NOT making this
up!

She would also like the weather reports to be broadcast in 'language'
that street people can understand because one of the problems that
happened in New Orleans was, that black people couldn't understand the
seriousness of the situation, due to the racially biased language of the
weather report.

I guess if the weather person says that the winds are going to blow at
140+ MPH, thats too hard to understand.

I can hear it now: A weatherman in New Orleans says...

Wazzup, mutha-fukkas! Hehr-i-cane Chamiqua be headin' fo' yo ass like
Leroy on a crotch rocket!
Bitch be a category fo'! So, turn off dem chitlins, grab yo' chirren,
leave yo crib, and head fo' de nearest FEMA office fo yo FREE ****!

 

[Samirol]

forward it to HR

 

[DaveW]

Wtf????

 

[MMike]

We don't really have an HR dept....nor do we have an "internet policy". The letters NSFW mean nothing. I saw people watching Two Girls, One Cup here. It's crazy.

 

[MMike]

Ahhh...makes sense now
http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/hurricane.asp

 

[reflux]

We don't really have an HR dept....nor do we have an "internet policy". The letters NSFW mean nothing. I saw people watching Two Girls, One Cup here. It's crazy.

Sue the company for not providing a workplace free of racism, sexism, and sexually explicit material. Start documenting the incidents right now, and you might be able to retire from the settlement by the end of the year.

 

[MMike]

Sue the company for not providing a workplace free of racism, sexism, and sexually explicit material. Start documenting the incidents right now, and you might be able to retire from the settlement by the end of the year.

If I did that it would be more like the end of next week....

 

[DaveW]

lol I have yet to watch that one but I have heard (breathless wild eyed accounts of it). prety poor I.T. policy for a corprate...... or maybe good (for some) staff moral.....

 

[jonKranked]

here's an idea... instead of the NOAA or whatever the national weather group is called who is in charge of naming storms, they should auction off the rights to name them. This could raise some serious dough.

 

[X3pilot]

here's an idea... instead of the NOAA or whatever the national weather group is called who is in charge of naming storms, they should auction off the rights to name them. This could raise some serious dough.

Hurricane Home Depot

Tropical Storm Auqafina

Seriously, Rep. Lee had asked for NOAA to consider adding "African-American" names to the list. My question: What are the metrics used to determine what constitutes an "African-American" name?

 

[Samirol]

Hurricane Home Depot

Tropical Storm Auqafina

Seriously, Rep. Lee had asked for NOAA to consider adding "African-American" names to the list. My question: What are the metrics used to determine what constitutes an "African-American" name?

This Hurricane is brought to you by Oreck, for when you need maximum suction.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

We're in for a rough one with hurricane Viagra...



I thought Ike was named after Tina Turner's abusive ex-husband.

 

[Jeremy R]

Seriously, Rep. Lee had asked for NOAA to consider adding "African-American" names to the list. My question: What are the metrics used to determine what constitutes an "African-American" name?

Well, she sure as hell would not qualify.
Her name is Sheila.
That ranks up there on the Honkiest names list with Biff.

 

[Samirol]

Well, she sure as hell would not qualify.
Her name is Sheila.
That ranks up there on the Honkiest names list with Biff.

Shiela is white, Sheila is black?

 

[MMike]

Bill Cosby....Eddie Murphy....Chris Rock.....Bernie Mac.....Sean Combs.

Hmmm.....

 

[sanjuro]

Checked this on snopes.com. And its true!

http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/hurricane.asp

 

[Samirol]

Ahhh...makes sense now
http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/hurricane.asp

mike is way ahead of ya

 

[Secret Squirrel]

Checked this on snopes.com. And its true!

http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/hurricane.asp

Post #5 called...

It says it wants its' content back.

 

[Silver]

Seriously, Rep. Lee had asked for NOAA to consider adding "African-American" names to the list. My question: What are the metrics used to determine what constitutes an "African-American" name?

Find an older white guy in your company, preferably one in charge of hiring. Give him a stack of equivalent resumes. The first batch he puts on the reject pile will be the African-American names.

 

[$tinkle]

Seriously, Rep. Lee had asked for NOAA to consider adding "African-American" names to the list. My question: What are the metrics used to determine what constitutes an "African-American" name?

in fact, shouldn't all hurricanes have AA names, as they are borne out of africa?

and then this:

 

[jonKranked]

Hurricane Pryor will never hit land. It will just stay over the ocean and spit profanities.

 

[Silver]

Hurricane Pryor will never hit land. It will just stay over the ocean and spit profanities.

Either that, or it will hit land on fire after it was freebasing.