You can debate all day about the power of words and who uses them and why. But “Dr.” Laura could have left the n-word out and still have come off racist. What does Obama have anything to do with the caller’s question? her in-laws are making racist comments and Schlessinger’s solution is to “grow a sense of humor?” Huh, too bad Dr. King (a man worthy of the title “Dr.”) didn’t think of that one. Maybe civil rights would’ve come to Blacks a lot sooner. And “Black-think”? Seriously?? I request that she write a dictionary translating this special language/thoughtpattern.

She should stop whining – people want nothing to do with her, and it is their First Amendment right, if not duty, to encourage the owners of brands which they spend so much money on, not to spend their revenue on endorsing fanatics who do more damage than good to society. Her comments about LGBT people were highly inflammatory, the green light for for murderers like Calvin Glover, and numerous others. Maybe she should ask the parents of the late Barry Winchell what persecution means.

She portrays herself as a health care professional and yet has no background in psychiatry, psychology, or counseling. Her doctorate is in physiology. She is never one to leave out the “Doctor” title. What a bunch of crap and false advertising.

Her views are based on anything but science. For one who portrays herself as educated by virtue of having an advanced degree, she certainly doesn’t show any tolerance that comes along with being educated and realizing that not all in nature is black and white.

Finally, she caters to insecure women who call in and allow themselves to be humiliated and berated. Her caller population is predominately young or middle aged women with depression who are insecure and lack self esteem. They sit there and listen while this pseudodoctor cuts them off in mid sentence and further reduces their self esteem in her angry tirades.

Good riddance.

And, in the end, her advice for dealing with racism was to tell the caller to get a sense of humor.

Everything Schlessinger said dripped of pure racism. If anything she’s lucky that people are only focusing on her comments about HBO comedians.

I don’t much jump on the boycott train. I think idiots should have the right to be stupid and unless something is really egregious I tend to avoid targeting their sponsors (though I certainly have at points).

Besides, such boycotts are seldom effective.

Sure, but I’m very troubled at the attempt to put someone out of business or get them fired because they have an unpopular opinion or belief. For example, it is totally within your rights to boycott Jewish run businesses. Is that the right thing to do? I don’t think so. Just because you have the right to do it does not mean it is right to do it.

Earlier in the year, left-wing activists (including a friend of mine) were trying to put Whole Foods out of businesss via boycott because the CEO publically opposed Obamacare. Fortunately, this attempt bombed.

This sort of thing tends to shut down democratic debate, which I think is bad.

There were efforts to silence her. Media Matters began a campaign of targeting her sponsors. And some did drop her.

Of course, efforts to get an opinion to fail financially are also protected by the First Amendment.

I am half agreeing with the Dr. on some of her anger. All this stems from the Dr. asking the caller why would the black community be offended by a word that they themselves use with one another. I don’t think it was nice of her to use the N-word, but she does have a point.

In our community we experience the same thing with the word “faggot”. It has been used as an insult for far too long, but within the community some have embrace it if nothing else to diminish the sting of it. I personally think is kind of hypocritical (and I will admit of being guilty of it) that I would feel free to use the word “faggot” to describe myself or anyone else but then be offended when a heterosexual uses it towards me or someone else, even if it is not meant as an insult.

What the Dr. did was reprehensible, but she does asked a question worth exploring…