Actually I did both.  I refuted netrig's "logic" and took a well-deserved poke at his "education".  

A person's writing reveals their thinking - both content and quality.  I critique both.

An occasional minor spelling typo is one thing, but to consistently spell simple words incorrectly is just another sign of a poorly educated mind.  

In that case, your post should read "A person's writing reveals [i]his[/i] thinking - both content and quality."

No, I used "their" in its proper form.

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of [i]their[/i]:
1 : of or relating to them or themselves especially as possessors, agents, or objects of an action
2 : his or her : HIS, HER, ITS -- used with an indefinite third person singular antecedent.

Using this definition, there's nothing grammatically wrong with my statement "A person's writing reveals their  thinking - both content and quality."

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Well, since nobody else has said it, I will: "Can't we all just get along???" LOL

Otherwise we burn this mutha out!! [@:D]

Did somebody Black Rifle month ? Shouldn't that be every month. Joke'm if they can't take a fuck.

I would say thats a very broad generalization, why?
If you consider Africans to be "blacks" i've known many who have come here (without the influencesmany "Blacks" here are exposed to) and they are very hard workers and most (not all) try to be productive.

Also, I think this tends to be more true among the poor, isolated.  Most middle class people (blacks) I know aren't this way. I think isolation among a group allows the for these "leaders" to perpetuate stereotypes of others (mainly whites).
Its hard for some to know anything about others  whom they are not exposed to.

I think a LARGE part of the problem is due to the ideas that are perpetuated by the leaders and POLITICIANS in the Black communities here.
This is what is preached to the masses, "you're a victum, demand compensation".




...half true, yes, there are some who tend to isolated themselves and hang in their own group or cliques. I think its has alot to do with ones exposure to other ethnic groups from an early age. I have been around many, many different groups of people (By the way I am Black), most of my friends are of other races.



I agree with you on that, too bad about his view point on guns though!
 


James Earl Jones - pro 2nd, very nice person.

Whoopi Goldberg once said, "I don't see whats wrong with a little socialism" - Buzz, WRONG answer!

Will Smith - Seems nice but I don't know enough about his view points, otherwise he is a decent person.



Again, look at  the leaders in the community, what example have they given? Jessie Jackson look at his actions, Al Sharpton (can't stand the man) a real intellect, etc... This is what people see, this is what the youth are told are "good examples". It saddens me, really saddens me.

I think this is the problem, in general, with our society as a WHOLE.

I call it "Spoon Feeding".

People would rather be spoon fed information rather than find out for themselves.

People justify it by saying they don't time, etc...

"You are only as knowledgable as you're [I]willing[/I] to be."

This is what has made me so very angry with many "anti's" at times.
The idea that if we *ban* this and that, the problem will go away.

Idealistic at best, like prohibitionist and their ban on alcohol.

If people (or criminals) want something, they will get it, one way or another - "Supply and demand".

They never learn, yet..

Drugs are banned, why hasn't the problem gone away??

Yes, but in the sentence as you constructed it, the pronoun must agree with the singular antecedent "A person's."  thus, you need the singular construction "his."  If you want to be politically correct, which I hope you don't, you could use "his/her" although I still follow the rule that when gender is unspecified, one should always use the masculine.

As noted in definition #2 that I quoted from the Dictionary, I used "their" in EXACTLY its proper form.  It means "his" when used with an indefinite third person singular antecedent which is what "a person's" is.

I criticized netrig's faulty logic and God-awful writing, yet you seem hell-bent on simply finding ANY possible chink in the armour of my argument to the point of straining on the nuances of the definition of "their".

Regardless, WTF does this have to do with racist Black radicals assuming leadership of America's Black population?  That is the point of the thread. [>:/]

I checked this with two of my coworkers from the English department and the proper construction uses "his."  The reason I am pushing you on it is that you are the one who proposed the idea that poor spelling is an indicator of overall worthlessness in a person's position.  So, I expect that one who holds such an opinion would take pains to be absolutely sure that his posts are flawless in both grammar and spelling.  Your grammar has as much to do with this thread as Netrig's spelling.

The real problem with the race argument and the inevitable rants that ensue is that the argument itself is superficial.  

You can complain all you like that your Bushmaster doesn't appear to be firing, but if you don't put any rounds in the mag, you'll never have a solution to the problem, you'll just have to go on whining.  No one here should have any sympathy for you, because you refuse to address the root cause of your problem.

The same thing applies to the race debate.  The real problem isn't that "Blacks do this" or "Whites do that" or "Hispanics/Asians/Arabs do something else".  The problem is that there are lots of people out there who believe that the government and, by extension, you and I, owe them something.  There are blacks, whites, and people of every other colour who believe it's their right to get handouts from the government.  

The reason that the debate centers so strongly around black people is that black people are the one, single, unique demographic group which has a vocal "leadership" that [i]encourages[/i]  them to believe that they are entitled to handouts.

There are no Korean Jesse Jacksons, no Mexican Al Sharptons.  

So people (black, white, and other) see what Jesse and Al are saying, and they make a mistake:  they take these men seriously.  Some black people believe Jesse when he tells them that the world owes them something.  Some white people get irate at hearing what Jesse has to say, and they direct their anger at black people in general, because they assume he's [i]speaking[/i]  for black people in general.

Black people need to listen to these men and say, "No, it's no one's job to pay my way."  White people need to listen to these men and say, "These men are speaking with no authority, and should be scorned."

Men like Sharpton and Jackson are vultures; they may be annoying, but they're only there because there's a carcass upon which to feed.

If people stopped expecting handouts from the government, soon Jesse and Al would be out of work.  Let [i]them[/i]  stand in a welfare line for a while.

-BP

DO YOU RECALL THIS STATEMENT BY ME??
"As far as ad hominem attacks - Guilty-as-charged Golgo-13. I get certainly riled up sometimes, I do admit."

Well done [b]Golgo-13[/b], you've really scored mucho points with this one!  You even dragged your middle school English teachers into it too!
For you to spend SUCH effort and energy on the minutia of this grammatical [b]interpretation[/b] only PROVES my point - [b]the quality and content of YOUR writing is revealing the SHALLOWNESS of YOUR thinking.[/b]  

I expose netrig's blatant self-contraditions and faulty reasoning then critique his incredibly obvious and repeated spelling flaws - especially since he insists that he's so "educated" and that I should be like him. And all you can do is choke on the use of "their" rather than "his"?!


Way to go [b]Golgo-13[/b]!! The vast resources of your cartoon-watching experience are truly laid bare on your input into this thread.  Thank you for providing such insightful views on the state of Black American leadership and the progression towards radicalism in Black Academia.  That is the topic of the thread, you know?

Any more deep thoughts on this you'd like to share?

I think the press is having a hard time finding canidates for black history month. Today CNN has "Arts & Entertainment Sean P. Diddy" Combs:
record producer, rap artist, restaurateur, clothing marketer', they left a few things out, like hood, arrest record. etc. But hey with business's like Bad Boy Marketing, Bad Boy Productions, Bad Boy Technologies, Bad Boy Films and Bad Boy Books. he must be a good guy and a good role model , oh yes and of course it mentions 2 sons but no mention of the kids mom. (GASP !!!)