A phrase that was unfamiliar to me

substitute Uncategorized September 3, 2005 1 Minute

But I understood it as soon as I heard it.

“Mayor Nagin got his nigger wake-up call.”

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Published September 3, 2005

stimps says:

September 3, 2005 at 8:11 am

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1. ignatz says:
  
  September 3, 2005 at 8:13 am
  
  Yeah. I blinked about three times too and then thought “Yeah, I guess he about did.” It’s a fine, brutal phrase for a particular American experience.
  
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hexennacht says:

September 3, 2005 at 9:32 am

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I am not sure that I get it, and I’m not saying anything about what I do suspect until you tell me what it means. 😛

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1. ignatz says:
  
  September 3, 2005 at 9:50 am
  
  The “nigger wake up call” is the experience of suddenly fully realizing how totally fucked you are in American society because of your ethnicity.
  
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  1. srl says:
    
    September 3, 2005 at 11:39 am
    
    Made complete sense to me.
    I saw a post yesterday somewhere on LJ from one of the LGBT-focused medical centers in Texas. The gist was basically, “If you and yours are hurricane refugees and are afraid of homophobia from the Red Cross or church-based relief efforts, we’re open and will take care of you.”
    
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  2. hexennacht says:
    
    September 3, 2005 at 7:01 pm
    
    Thanks.
    
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odradak says:

September 3, 2005 at 7:41 pm

There is a link to a powerful radio interview with the poor man here.

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