I just googled the lyrics to that song. So who lynches the lynch mob? Or is it just a vicious cycle that ends when everyone, except the last man standing, is killed for killing?

Oklahoma is in the South now?

Every single one of Toby Keith's hits are vindictive and petty. He's big in the country music world - which you know is all over the map - but he does not speak for me - EVER.

No one makes more consistently insensitive music than this man and I'm not surprised he's surrounded himself with people who allow him to be comfortable speaking so hatefully.

How about leaving the South out of this. I think it's highly ironic and hypocritical that you typify southerners based on one white man's remarks in the same post in which you condemn that man for typifying people who are black. It's more than probable that you did this on purpose, but I tell you what, I'm having a hard time finding the humor in it. I am a southerner, but I don't listen to country music (OK, I do listen to Hank III) and I'm not a racist conservative. The South is as full of diversity as anywhere else in this country, unfortunately a very vocal unsavory portion of the population makes fools of themselves rather often.

Cord, that's ridiculous. What was the Confederacy then does not constitute what is the South now. Toby Keith is a dick head, but he's a dick head from Oklahoma.

Sniff, sniff. Oh man, does everyone smell that? The sweet smell of irony. Deeeelish!

Skaði, when I read your post, I said "but I tell you what" in my Dr. Phil voice.

And Hank III is awesome.

Well, you know, Skadi, people from other parts of the country are NEVER racist, they NEVER do and say dumb things. They are all pristine and pure, and their poo smells like cinnamon candy. Us southerners now, we're a different breed altogether. Vile, racist, inbred breed of trailer park livin', banjo twangin', web-footed slack-jawed Dolly Partons. Y'all!

I wish I had a cousin to kiss right now.

And Oklahoma is not part of the South, goddammit.

The Mason-Dixon line predates the Civil War, therefore has nothing to do with which territories were part of "The South", especially since it only extended about 250 miles.

I agree that what was the Confederacy then isn't what most people think of when they think of the South, and Oklahoma doesn't really fit that common definition.

I am proud to think of myself as "of them", not "among them", but obviously you think that the majority of southerners fit your negative stereotype. Fuck that. How about ditching the hypocrisy sweetheart?

i live in oklahoma, not on purpose, but i'm from delaware. and i've got to say i've seen more black and white kids AND adults socializing and getting along in oklahoma and even georgia then i saw in delaware. it's not always the south, industrialized racism can be just as dangerous. the only difference is you don't see northerners spouting hate on live radio. but seriously, that's the ONLY difference.

I live in Montgomery County, Md. It's below the Mason-Dixon Line. I lived in NC for a while and I have to say, the culture is quite different there. I was glad to move back to MD. And that's all I'm saying.

The heats done and fried all their brains

What I am proud of when I say I'm proud to be a southerner:

1. Hospitality! We're friendly down here in the South. Being gracious to strangers is not an uncommon trait. We smile and wave to each other.
2. For me personally, it's the landscape. I can't be away from the Appalachians. My family spends most of the warm weekends camping, and some of the cold.
3. The food. Collards and Potatoes and Fried Chicken. Oh My!

I won't go on. You get the point.

what's a skaoi? anyone want to wikipedia that for me while everyone's over there confirming the oklahama business?

oh god. i need some greens right now. i thought it was just a passing thing, maybe i needed some corn or some mashed potatos… i need collard greens!!! STAT!

Now that I'm down off my high horse, I've got to ask you Luz - have you ever seen him live? His band is soooo good. We were lucky that the banjo player happened to be in town that night and agreed to play. It's awesome to watch him transition from old school country to hellbilly to hard core.

sar, ð is pronounced "th". It's Scandinavian. So, Skathi.

http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Skadi.html

She loved the mountains, I love the mountains. I was "tlatzoteotl", but I said I was going to ditch the Axtec shit for something more in line with my Asatru beliefs, so that fit.

i'm from possibly the worst of the south, smack dab in the middle of south carolina. i've lived all over but i keep coming back. i like the landscape and the sweet tea and stuff. but i hate this institution known as "the south." i admit it, i'm a self-loathing southerner. i'm sorry, but any place that allows people to drive around with bumper stickers that say, "i have a dream" across a drawing of the statehouse dome with a confederate flag waving on top, deserves to be hated on. because it's not just "one white guy." it's a belief system that the vocal majority thinks is sacred because it's rooted in so called "heritage."

Can we all agree to just hate on rednecks? Like, instead of saying "Goddamn, The South!", let's say "Goddamn, Rednecks!"

I'm from Central Virginia, which I suppose probably isn't as bad as central South Carolina, but still. I'm a southerner, and don't want to be associated with bigots.

Wow, Toby Keith said something so stupid even a guy dumb enough to believe in disappearing gold plates called him on it.

Bigotry is not relegated to The South. Being from the south its kind of offensive being lumped in with a backwards, no cooth having, chickenhawk. Then again, you can find those all across the country. I mean, look at Duluth Lynchings or Westboro Church neither of them are southern.

Noooo, I've never seen him live. I live in Detroit, and most of the musicians I listen to never come here, if they even come to America. Not to mention all my friends listen to crappy music. One of my friends is still mad at me for dragging her to a metal show.

i would just like to say that toby keith is a dumbass. as someone born and raised in the south (tennessee and mississippi), i cant say that i know a single person who really likes toby keith and/or his music. there is a big difference between being a southerner and being an ignorant ass. we are not all rednecks down here.

God damn the South? Thats offensive. Why couldnt you have just said Gd Toby Keith. Not all southerners are racist, gun toting, ignorant rebel flag flying buffoons. Isnt that stereotyping? Or are you just trying piss people off for kicks?

The US Census Bureau divides the country up into 4 regions. One of those four regions is 'South'. Within the South region are 3 Divisions. Oklahoma is in the West South Central Division of the South Region along with Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Got it, Quillmenow? Or, to parapharase you, Oklahoma is in the South, Goddamnit.

rednecks have a culture, and i can't hate them, although i'm in the minority around here.

it's good to know it's you, tzatlozoteoleotl.

I really feel like people could calm down a bit here. I'm from the south, I guess (I don't like to flaunt it, but it's true), and I don't see why others can't handle a little joke at our expense. Maybe it's because as a southerner I know for sure that we aren't all hicks, but I feel confident that most reasonably-informed people from all over are aware of that as well. Those of us from around these parts are more *likely* to be rednecks than are more northern countrymen.
Also, I gotta say that, as someone born below the Mason-Dixon line in prime Confederate territory, I kind of always DID think that those things are what defines "the south." But I don't claim to be an expert. Just someone who lives next door to a Confederate cemetary.
(I have zero interest in southern culture, and don't plan to live here forever, so maybe I'm not the best spokesperson…)
OK sorry. That was a lot. I should really pay attention to my work now…

okay, cord? this is just too much. what if a website quoted diddy making one of his ridiculous statements and some blogger started with "oh these damn blacks! they make it so easy to hate them!" come on, man. you can do better than this.

Look, racism *is* one of the defining stereotypes of the South. But it sure isn't found only in the South. I still vividly remember a little campfire talk my family had, when I was a child of 10 or 12, with a nice Michigan family when we were traveling through that state, and how this *nice* woman said that their old neighborhood went downhill because (she said in a whispered voice) "the blacks" moved in. Until that point, this Canadian boy had never encountered such blatant racism.

at the risk of stones killing me, there is a large portion of the nation that probably agrees with him, and you know how i know this?

Look at who the president is.

The south has a much higher majority of redneck, racist scum. In fact the American south has the dumbest white people on the planet…with the possible exception of Albania.

No. 11 Quillmenow says:

"Well, you know, Skadi, people from other parts of the country are NEVER racist, they NEVER do and say dumb things. They are all pristine and pure, and their poo smells like cinnamon candy….

I wish I had a cousin to kiss right now…."
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I almost spit coffee all over my monitor laughing so hard.

Stop being so sensitive southerners….we've had to live w/ your goddamn president for 8 years, suck it up.

Run-DMS, if you took too many hallucinogens and talked into a hat for hours you would probably forget where your gold plates were too. Or if they ever even existed at all. Oh my heck! The guy's own wife didn't even buy it.
Speaking of rednecks, that area of the country has it's fair share.

What's a Collard green?

Look here, Holly. You have a goddamn opinion, and so do I. I say it's not. You say it is. We'll disagree until we're both dead. I don't care what Wikipedia says, or some other bullshit census. Oklahoma is not part of the south.

Glad we had this special precious moment to chat. Let's be best friends. I'll call you on my little pink princess phone and we can talk about boys.

Sweet tea, anyone?

Bedbugsandballyhoo, you made me laugh. And thanks - I was wondering how many people would get the reference to Beck's faith.

Believe me, not all racist rednecks are from the South. I'm from PA, and believe me, the South has NOTHING on us when it comes to racist rednecks. It's really awful here. We have a million Toby Keiths running around saying stuff like he did and then looking shocked when you call them racists. Ignorance has a lot to do with it I guess but still, I always grit my teeth and buckle down for a confrontation when I hear someone start in with "I'm not a racist, but. . ."

George Bush Jr. came out of a Yankee vagina.

I grew up in Maine deep in the woods with lots of rednecks. They weren't racist against blacks (because there are about 6 black people in the entire state and they generally don't live in the back woods) but they sure do hate French Canadians up there.

I personally have never really thought of OK or TX as Southern…but instead as a strange in-between entity of their own.

Here's the bottom line people, the Republican Party and the philosophy of conservatives boils down to one thing, and one thing only: The preservation and maintenance of a White Anglo Saxon Protestant dominated US. Everything else is subservient to this one thing. It really isn't about what part of the country, though the South is majority of this type of white person, ignorant white trash is everywhere. Sometimes I think they're the majority.

They're on the cusp, YourMom. :)

Yeah, ya’ll, because “Beer for My Horses” never specifically mentions Caucasian horse thieves, corrupt WASP politicians or white supremacist (Oklahoma) terrorists who kill 168 men, women & children, I’m certain that Toby Keith is just another ignorant racist, like all of the red necks from “the South.” I got no respect for any entertainer who would exploit only his race’s musical style promoting violence, rebellion against the legal system, “street justice,” & a cultural history of personal power & alliance among local leaders against intruders…

Yeah, ya’ll, because “Beer for My Horses” never specifically mentions Caucasian horse thieves, corrupt WASP politicians or white supremacist (Oklahoma) terrorists who kill 168 men, women & children, I’m certain that Toby Keith is just another ignorant racist, like all of the red necks from “the South.” I got no respect for any entertainer who would exploit only his race’s musical style promoting violence, rebellion against the legal system, “street justice,” & a cultural history of personal power & alliance among local leaders against intruders!

ooops…I clicked Submit twice…I'm a MUTE FISH!…("dumb bass")…

Oakie. Oklahoma. Hmmmm. No, it is not the south, but it's a dirt-ridden, sloppy place. Sorry. Oh, and yes there are crap places everywhere. Look, who cares what the doofus said. With an 8th grade education, but a high school graduate, I'm sure this should not offend the more enlightened people. Not everyone is schooled, smart, has a great career, big home, etc., everyone has an opinion and has a lifesylye that they chose or are forced to live. What the hell am I saying? I don't know really, but Toby Keith is a country singer and he does not mean much. Even Mr. Beck was mildly aghast at the retarted comment.

I don't know much about Country music, but upon googling Toby Keith's name, the first thing that comes up is an album called White Trash with Money. I can see how it's shocking that someone who'd entitle an album thusly would make racist remarks. It seems to be part of his "idiom"

They hate French Canadians in Maine? Hostie calice, I never knew dat, shit la merde. Tabernoche.

Are there a lot of French Canadians in Maine or something? And how has Maine not been won over by the poutine? The poutiiiiine! Whenever you feel the hatred rising, put some fries, cheese and gravy in your mouth and thank heavens for diversity.

I'm as big a fan of Skade/Skadi as anyone, but an interesting tidbit is that the goddess is frequently used as symbol by white supremacist groups in Scandinavia.

There are LOTS of French Canadians in Maine, and they parade around on the beaches in speedos, put rotaries in random places and don't tip well.

That's southern Maine anyway, the further north you go, the more of them there are, so I'd assume the hatred would be less (as they're the majority)

But I'm with you janice, a) how can you hate anything from Canada, it's all so unassuming, and b) POUTIIIIIIIINE.
Poutine could save the world if everyone would just give it a shot. Poutine could end global warming if given the opportunity

Dangit. I live in Texass and don't have a gun. Even though many of my neighbors do. But not everyone has a gun up in here. And don't blame Bush on us either. There were quite a few people who don't live in the south who voted for him as well. And if I ever saw Toby Keith I'd love to put a boot up his ass for that crappy song. But we did give you guys the greatness that is Mathew Mcaughnahey or whatever.

This is the funniest thing I have read lately…
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No. 11 Quillmenow says:

“Well, you know, Skadi, people from other parts of the country are NEVER racist, they NEVER do and say dumb things. They are all pristine and pure, and their poo smells like cinnamon candy….

I wish I had a cousin to kiss right now…”
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Brilliant!

Now moving on to my bias opinion… or should I say point of view…

Since Oklahoma wasn't even a state till 1907… it is impossible for it to have been ever consider a confederate state. It wasn't even a organized territory of the United States till 1890. So there is a reason many Southerns do not see it as a southern state. It was never part of the Confederacy.

Now… Toby Keith is just ignorant in general and does not mind showing off that fact. And I hate for the people of Oklahoma to be judge by his behavior. Sadly, Jeff Foxworthy is just as ignorant as Toby. Whom also got on Glen Becks show and showed off his ignorance not too long ago.

And from my travels through out the entire nation… Rednecks live everywhere. They are not a "southern thing". So quit blaming us for them.

Even the british have their own rednecks. But I say we should love them and take them all out for beers because they are mucho gusto fun so long as you hide your pets.

I didn't think anyone could be more repulsive than Glenn Beck, but Toby Keith's done gone and done it with his idiotic and racist comments.

This country wasn't ruined by black people, or illegal immigrants, or queers, or Hollywood liberals, or the San Francisco values crowd…it was ruined by white, Christian, patriotic(so they say) country and western fans. Really, we're the Beverly Hillbillies of the Western world.

Wrong, Toby. Blacks north of the Mason Dixon line have been carrying themselves like that for a long time. Whatever it is you guys are doing in Oklahoma that makes you so ignorant, I have no doubt it applies to all races, colors and creeds — in Oklahoma.

Juju are you speaking of the chavs? You cannot invite a chav for alcoholic refreshment of any sort. If you do, they will show up on your doorstep at happy hour every day, expecting you to provide them with refreshments or take them out and foot the bill. "Oh, you can spot me just this once? Right mates?" (Don't feed and water the chavs)

It was totally weird realizing that the south does all the voting in national elections. Sorry about "our president" - they were telling us everyone gets to vote!! But then, what do you expect from the Alabama school systems. Hot dang and a peanut brittle!

Max, "this country" is just a collection of people, and until you're going to be a kinder more socially responsible person, you don't get to blame anyone.

Oh for fuck's sake.

I am proud that I am from Oklahoma. (I'm even more proud to be an Oklahoma Sooner)

Perhaps I add to the stereotype because I'm Republican, but it's my choice, and Toby Keith wasn't about to influence my vote. In fact, no celebrity will.

I do not like Toby Keith. I do not like his music. I do not like his personality. I do think he suffers from Foot-In-Mouth Syndrome. I do like that he also takes pride in Oklahoma, living there, donating generously to local charities, partaking in local events.

I don't care what geographical evidence you may provide, but Oklahomans do not consider themselves from the South or as southerners. If you were to ask an Oklahoman exactly where Oklahoma is, they will tell you it's in the Midwest.

And to see exactly how much slack that this site does actually cut southerners, look at anything Cord writes about Texas.

And Jedermann- I really hope you were being sarcastic. And if you're not, you need to do some research. Timothy McVeigh was a terrorist asshole, but he was not from Oklahoma. He was from New York and Florida. The only time he was ever in Oklahoma was to plan and execute his attack.

End of rant.

Well said Seester. I do not like Toby Keith either. As a fellow Okie, I will tell you that Oklahoma is in the Midwest. And would anyone else from Oklahoma tell me when the hell did we start eating collard greens???

I'd like to see the South secede again…AND take the midwest with em! Fuck the Heartland!

I am in no way supporting this bigotry. However, there is a big difference between Jesse Jackson and Barrack Obama. I don't think that has anything to do with why he is popular with anyone, he is his own man.

jedermann- mute fish is funny.

Bill Clinton, Mark Twain, William Faulkner,
Truman Capote, Harper Lee, Jimmy Carter, rock music,
jazz, R&B…..

At the risk of sounding racist (which I have learned that being from Oklahoma makes it expected)……

Max, are you kidding me? You say that the downfall of the U.S. is from white christians, yet the people who signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (which gives you the freedom to read this webpage and express your contrite opinions) were in fact white christians.

And I may live in Texas now, but I did not vote for Bush.

Cord, I know the what-happened-to-this-site-since-molly-left comment is old hat, but seriously, what happened to this site since molly left? I miss the playful witty banter that used to be on these pages, and I hate how your posts always feel like I'm listening to a bully bi*ch about cool kids. Its like you use our emotions to feed google analytics. Why you gotta be so mean?

what happened to this site?

it grew into a pretty kick ass community of bloggers and commenters who respect one another and make one another laugh on a regular basis.

i don't agree with what cord said on this particular post, but he's far from a bully bitching about cool kids.

check out his post on lourdes' crazy ass eyebrows.

or his post about how he donated a kidney to his father.

there's plenty of witty banter on these here pages.

plenty.

Max you turd burgler, Bush is from New England. Look it up douchebag.

It's just as bad to label all southerners as ingorant racists as it is for racists to label all blacks with any stereotype that has come down the pipeline. Cord, I think you're the bees knees you but sometimes you need to look in the mirror and examine your own misconceptions about people.

You would feel very differently if you read a sentence that said,"Goddamn, The blacks! Y’know, we really do try to cut you some slack – seriously, we do – but you just make detesting you so easy sometimes".

Cord, you really do have a racism boner for the south.

How is it that you can so happily gloss over the fact that ignorant people (say, Toby Keith and Max) can exist anywhere. Fred Phelps is from Kansas. Been to south Boston lately? How about Colorado's rampant anti-Semitism? Maybe Idaho's white supremacists tickle your fancy.

But no, you rail and rail on the south as though it's some mystical paradigm of evil.

I'm from the South and even I admit half of the people from Oklahoma are fucking retarded.

Holls, you're an idiot. I highly doubt anyone you know is a fan of Skaði the giantess (not goddess, although she was married to Njord, a god), and I know that no one on this site is a fan of me, especially considering I've only used Skaði a handful of times. I am in no way a white supremacist, and that is certainly not the reason I chose the name. Those assholes have been tarnishing the reputation of good folkish heathens since the time of Hitler. They're in the prison system now claiming to be Asatru, but they're as far from being folkish as one can possibly be.

I don't give a fuck where this guy comes from. His song is disgusting, he argues like a moron. he could come from fucking Seattle for all I care, he's still a racist, stupid, ignorant asshole. Writing and promoting a song that puts lynch mobs in a good light is just wrong, on so many levels. To think that society may have been past the point of glorifying senseless death…but than again, apparently not. Fuck this guy. I'd like to see how he stands up to the lynch mobs he so loves.

I wasn't going to hone in on this debate, because everyone has their own reasons for where they prefer to reside. But I believe, on second thought, I will state my point of view.
Southern hospitality is a myth. Yes, they are initially friendly, but if you did not grow up and live amongst them, they shun you. There is one way to break inside the social circles; church. If you don't go to church, you are ostracised all the way around. "Little Susie doesn't go to church honey so you can't play with her. She and her parents are heathens." The only part of that sentence that isn't a true story is my daughter's name isn't Susie. "Us foreigners" had to form our own playgroups for our children and our own work-out classes at the gym.
Within 30 seconds of meeting someone I always got the 2 inevitable questions, "What does your husband do? What neighbourhood do you live in?" NC was the only place I have lived where these things were so important. Third on the list is what kind of car you drive.
Take that as you will everyone. These are simply some of my personal experiences. I'm sure if you have grown up and always been part of the community things seem different. I'm just more comfortable living someplace where everyone has such diverse religions, and cultures, that no one cares if you go to church or not.

That's hilarious.

Toby, God love him. But he needs to shut the frack up.

If Obama did act like a typical Caucasian, like Toby Keith, Obama would be working at the Waffle House.

Location, location, location. I think it also depends on where your at. The smaller towns have some of that mentality. But whenever I go to the larger cities it's such a mix of different views.

Now when I ask someone where they are from I get all kinds of answers from NYC to Oregon. It's not just people born and raised that live there anymore. It's not your grandmothers sound anymore. I don't discount there isn't some of that stuff going on but it's not like the cliches. I've never gone to the store and seen Yosemite Sam running around.

Grandmothers *south*

I say we all call into the radio stations and announce we are boycotting Toby Keith for being such an idiot and an embarrassment to country music.

Please, most of America agrees w/ him because it's true. Obama is whiter than half the guys in Congress. Plus, you huge morons that think Oklahoma is not the south - you need to take a road trip.

We should start boycotting Toby Keith? When did we ever buy his work?

I've taken several road trips, Jacked Off. Oklahoma is not part of the South. People from Oklahoma say they don't consider themselves from the South, and Southern people don't consider Oklahoma part of the South. We've been deemed "huge morons" for disagreeing with what you believe. Somehow I think I'll manage to live with that.

I'm sorry you had such a bad experience, bedbugs. Since I'm not a churchgoer, either, and I happen to actually be a heathen, I sympathize. However, I can say that my town and the surrounding 3 counties have a lot of non-Virginians living here, and I've never personally seen anyone ostrasized because of their place of origin. This region is growing in population and businesses are coming in, so I don't think anyone minds newcomers in the least. We're having Pagan Pride Day here soon, and while I personally don't hold with the word "pagan", I think it says a lot that this type of event is happening despite there being a church on every corner.

I come to this site every day. Actually, to be honest, I visit here several times a day. I come here because it's not on the same juvenile level of other sites like Perez. However, you really pissed me off with this blog.
I lived in Nashville for 27 years. I have met Toby Keith on 2 seperate occasions and he is just as many have described him. He is an ahole and has no problem with his narrow ways.
My problem with this particular post is that you go to the same level as Toby. "Goddamn, The South! Y’know, we really do try to cut you some slack – seriously, we do – but you just make detesting you so easy sometimes." Are you not aware that people reading your blog are from the south? Its really insulting. I have a great sense of humor but found this to be in bad taste. I read your blog daily and also support barack and consider myself a proud southern gay man. However, I dont think I will coming back to this site and that saddens me. Maybe you should change the name of you blog to Perezgood since you seem to have become another clone of these other sites.

Backn1981, I think I love you.

This certainly is a touchy subject. Earlier I told some of my personal experiences in the South. I am sorry if that upset anyone. I am well aware that everyone from that region is not the same as those I had the displeasure of living next door to. Every area has certain stereotypes and idiosyncrasies which are associated with it.
Just for fun, let's start with Brits.
"They are all repressed, uppity snots with bad teeth and pasty skin."
That describes Katie Price to a t.
Northerners:
"Condescending, rude bastards who always cut you off in traffic and shoot you the bird. They are also very partial to the phrase "yous guys"."
Yes Anderson Cooper, I'm looking at you.
Mid-westerners:
"Yokel, religious zealots who want to be cowboys and want to outlaw evolution."
Langston Hughes definitely fits the bill.
Californians:
"Laid back and too cool for school always proclaiming, "Why are those easterners so uptight?" They also spend all day at the beach sunning and surfing."
Julia Child always comes to mind when I hear those phrases.

I hope this does not offend anyone. I'm just having a little fun with stereotypes and trying to lighten the mood.(And no. I do not buy into them)
Don't even get me started on those Washingtonians… power hungry bastards.

Hey BB&B, I'm Aussie. Do us! Do us! :)

Does Cord do this to get the readers all riled up?

Aussies! Great!

"Crikey!" " Another sign?" "What's it say mate?" "Warning! Crocodiles! Don't go near the water!" "Aw bloody 'ell! That's just for the tourrriiissstt….." chomp… "I hope he weren't 'oldin' me Foster's."
" 'old on! Methinks that snake is after me last brewski! I'll fight yer for it…. CRIKEY! Glad I brought this anter-vermin along."
Patrick White always wrote in such a manner. (I lurve Patrick White)
(I appreciate your humour, BunchOfFives)

Haha! It's funny because it's true!!
(Except the fosters bit, noone who lives here drinks that stuff! I do say crikey though, but I cop heaps for it.)

Cheers BB&B, yer a bloody ripper!

Thanks Bunch.
Funny thing is, all the Australians I know drink wine. But I couldn't put that in because it wouldn't fit into the beer drinking Australian stereotype. Oh, the irony. :)

"do us! do us!" rofl bunch

Oh, and she will.

Gosh Cord, you've given me a great idea for a new game. I'm going to call it 'Racelibs.' The idea being that we start with a blanket statement that mentions a race or culture about which there are strong and pervasive stereotypes, i.e. prejudices, then qualify this statement using an example of a person's behaviour that supports a stereotype about the group you've mentioned and an explanation as to why.

The blanket statement that must be used is as follows:

"Goddamn, ________! Y’know, we really do try to cut you some slack — seriously, we do — but you just make detesting you so easy sometimes."

The first person to get punched in the face for their bigotry wins. Ready? Let's play.

"Goddamn, Irish! Y’know, we really do try to cut you some slack — seriously, we do — but you just make detesting you so easy sometimes."

Support: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, whose arrest last year for being drunk in public and in breach of peace only solidifies what must be everyone's opinion that all Irish are drunk and belligerent.

How about this one?

"Goddamn, African-Americans! Y’know, we really do try to cut you some slack — seriously, we do — but you just make detesting you so easy sometimes."

Support: Kwame Kilpatrick who surely makes everyone think that all black men are criminals.

Granted, I feel disadvantaged by your head start, but I'm up for the challenge. Your turn.

P.S. For the irony impaired, stop typing now, please.