Seattlest: Seattle Was Actually As Bad As Advertised On American Idol

AngryAngee

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:55:01 -0800

I was just about to complain about this article but MichelleBee sums it up perfectly. My first and last time on this site.

MichelleBee

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:12:31 -0800

And another reader bites the dust.... I have been hoping Seattlest would become the go-to place for Seattle happenings and tah-do's but it's really just Dan's blog. Lame.

Minna

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:28:04 -0800

I can't believe "Dan" thinks this is acceptable. Or funny. And his response to the comments was even more appropriate. And we are not talking about Isiah Washington either. We are talking about "Dan" and his ignorance and boorishness. You just lost one reader. M. Rupal.

FINISHTAG

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:00:48 -0800

Poor taste, Dan. Really sticks out in the post. Why don't you swallow your pride and edit it so this isn't online for posterity? Even Isaiah Washington has (AGAIN) admitted his mistake.

Kevin

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:36:09 -0800

HAHA diehard liberal, you got pwn3d by Maya Angelou! Sucka!

Are you serious

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:16:49 -0800

Maybe you guys should get Isaiah Washington from "Grey's Anatomy" to do your Gay and Lesbian coverage. He's got a mouth just like you. Remember one thing...all racism is bad racism. There is no such thing as excusable racism. A quote from Maya Angelou for your reading pleasure and education. "I will not sit in a group of black friends and hear racial pejoratives against whites. I will not hear "honky." I will not hear "Jap." I will not hear "kike." I will not hear "greaser." I will not hear "dago." I will not hear it. As soon as I hear it, I say, "Excuse me, I have to leave. Sorry." Or if it's in my home, I say, "You have to leave. I can't have that. That is poison, and I know it is poison, and you're smearing it on me. I will not have it." Now, it's not an easy thing. And one doesn't all of a sudden sort of blossom into somebody who's courageous enough to say that. But you do start little by little. And you sit in a room, and somebody says -- if you're all white, and somebody says, "Well, the niggers -- " You may not have the courage right then, but you say, "Whooh! My goodness! It's already eight o'clock. I have to go," and leave. Little by little, you develop courage. You sit in a room, and somebody says, "Well, you know what the Japs did then, and what they're doing now." Say, "Mm-hmm! I have to go. My goodness! It's already six o'clock." Leave. Continue to build the courage. Sooner or later, you'll be able to say out loud, "Just a minute. I defend that person. I will not have gay bashing, lesbian bashing. Not in my company. I will not do it."

Indian comment

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:52:34 -0800

Very inappropriate, ignorant and in poor taste.

oh noes! i've been described!

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:09:59 -0800

I say this as a diehard liberal: The only problem I see here is a flock of kneejerk weenies who had their day made by finding something over which they could feel outraged. If he wanted to be offensive, he could have used the standard "Slurpee Indian" descriptive that's usually in that term.

Dan

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:30:03 -0800

Alright, Indians from India, then. Man, you let one insulting, unfunny, tasteless, boorish and rude clarification slip out and everyone jumps down your throat.

Andrew Davis

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:19:40 -0800

"Computer Indian, not casino Indian." Damn dude, harsh. Why not "smart indian, not drunk indian" while you're at it?

Kevin

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:37:45 -0800

Offensive? It could be worse. Boorish and rude? yup. This would be the moment when Dan realizes he's not Jay-Z.

Jason

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:23:43 -0800

What about "Asian, not American"?

Audrey

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:54:53 -0800

Perhaps you'd prefer "Dot, not feather"?

Matt

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:25:41 -0800

Funny, I don't see anything derogatory there. I don't think the stereotypes of native american tribes making money from casinos, or India's programmer resources, are concepts that either group is particularly sensitive about - I would guess the contrary, as both are profitable industries worthy of pride.

Jason

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:44:25 -0800

Ditto here, that was in pretty poor taste. And for the record, I am a liberal.

Agreed

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:24:52 -0800

dale i thought the same thing. seattlest, you suck.

Dale Meken

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:51:57 -0800

computer indian not casino indian? wow! if rush limbaugh used that "distinction" you'd be foaming at the mouth. Conservatives are right about one thing (and maybe one thing only) -- there IS a double standard applied to comments such as the above when they are made by people of a more "liberal" bent (a "C"onservative reading SEATTLEST? Impossible!)