Comments on: Kwame Brown Didn’t Like Newsweek’s “Apartheid” Reference, Either

By: Not impressed

Not impressed — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:54:01 +0000

Councilman Brown has the audacity to be upset about a word, but didn't have enough testicular fortitude to vote against Peter Nickles to become AG. Talk about whack.

By: Skipper

Skipper — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:07:01 +0000

Our only remaining form of oppression comes from having a Council full of pandering jackasses like Kwame Brown.

By: The Week’s Most Popular Blog Posts: Rihanna, Happy Hookers, and “No Homo” Edition - The Sexist - Washington City Paper

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:56:26 +0000

[...] 4. D.C. Has Lowest Marriage Rate in Country, Largest Percentage of Same-Sex Couples, in which a quaint little post on the virtues of same-sex marriage inspired accusations of D.C. apartheid. [...]

By: Comrade Al Gonzales

Comrade Al Gonzales — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:01:24 +0000

Stop sending black DC prisoners to private, for-profit prisons in white states owned by white people, Mr. Brown. Get representation for DC in Congress, Mr. Brown. Until then, apartheid is a proper term.

By: More on Why Words Matter: The Examiner Says D.C. Suburbs Are Becoming “Ghettos” - City Desk - Washington City Paper

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:57:47 +0000

[...] it’s been established here, here, and here that terminology matters, it seems worth pointing out the screaming language on the front [...]

By: Downtown Rez

Downtown Rez — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:20:45 +0000

Indeed it does though, in this case, the germane terminology is "prospective mayoral candidate".