Comments on: Margaret Cho’s “Drop Dead Diva” Down South

By: Bombchell - in ATL

Bombchell - in ATL — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:31:42 +0000

what a hilarious interview, she's pretty funny!! I like her character a lot on the show.

By: Bombchell - in ATL

Bombchell - in ATL — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:31:00 +0000

what a hilarious interview, she’s pretty funny!! I like her character a lot on the show.

By: beastiedarling

beastiedarling — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:43:56 +0000

It's unfortunate that the racist crap is an issue, but my two cents worth won't make that disappear, so I'm steppin over the poo and moving on to better: Margaret Cho is da bomb and I love seeing her on DDD. I wish I had been able to attend the Girlyman gig at Eddie's Attic, but this bad dog works most nights, so that was a no go. I hope to run in to Margaret in Little 5 sometime…or anywhere for that matter, and if there's anything we can do to make her time here in ATL more enjoyable, just let me know!

By: CJ

CJ — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:53:00 +0000

Dude – I totally get what you’re saying. Crime is shitty, and it is definitely on the rise. I also agree that poverty (read: housing projects) breeds crime and destitution. I agree completely that I don’t feel as safe as I once did in Atlanta, either in the perimeter or out. I also understand how easy it is to draw spurious conclusions based on what you see with your own eyes.

Where I disagree however is in your assertion that its all the fault of black people. The sad fact is that due to many factors there are more poor black people in Atlanta than poor whites; I daresay that the opposite is likely true for the more rural areas, but I have no stats to back that up. I think it is a cop-out to point at race as the reason for the rise in crime, that’s all. If there were not a single black person in Atlanta, there would still be poor people – and there would still be crime. You may disagree, but black people are not biologically predisposed to be criminals – they are products of their upbringing just like everyone else.

Looking at crime in metro Atlanta and then drawing the conclusion that black people are criminals – that’s like going to southern Alabama and concluding that white people are all illiterate.

I think we agree on a good many things – but I just get irritated when people place blame for bad shit in the wrong place. Its not because of skin color that crimes get committed – its because of a myriad of socioeconomic factors. It is indeed unfortunate that it becomes easier and easier all the time to make broad generalizations based upon the vicious circle of action-media-public perception-action that we all have crammed down our throats every day. Let’s blame our shitball society, politicians, greed, moral decay, etc for all the bad shit – not one race of people.

By: Manita

Manita — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:19:00 +0000

I did not say that the people in the surburbs were the only taxpayers. Why get off on a tangent about that? I was talking about them because they were the ones being unfairly maligned by being called “rednecks” etc. Many “rednecks” are good people. Actually not all people in the surburbs or “country” could be called “rednecks”. You get me completely wrong. I don’t hate people for any reason. I hate the crimes that they choose to commit. I have been a victim far too many times. CJ’s ranting and raving is a sad commentary as to what we have turned too much of our “free” nation we were blessed with into. We make a mistake when we think that we must accept wrong in order to love someone. I can love a person but hate his behavior. God does.
I speak about a crime riddled community from experience. I was once able to walk the streets freely without fear and my children could ride their bikes from one street to another and walk to school. Now, I am uneasy in my car in broad daylight. I can no longer live in my home of 35 years.(my American dream that I worked and sacrificed for). In the last year I have had two doors kicked in, one window broken into 3 times and a tool shed broken into 3 times. A neighbor was shot by a burglar at 9:30 in the morning. Another neighbor had a gun pulled on him when he took out the trash, was forced into his home and robbed. My daughter’s house was broken into and ransacked while they were on vacation. My Father’s car was stolen twice from under his carport while he slept. When did this neighborhood change? When they built a housing project. Call me judgmental or whatever you want but truth is truth. I choose not to stay. Give me Peachtree City any day.

By: Manita

Manita — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:10:51 +0000

Newsflash for you . Yes! I am entitled to my opinion and God is entitled to His judgment. He sent his only son to die that men might stop living like the filth you described so ably. Man isn't capable of being “good” and “kind” enough on his own.Good and kind won't cover a multitude of sins. I feel so sorry for you obviously surrounded by and caught up in the filth you described. Until you have lived in the “burbs”and worked hard to create a decent lifestyle you need to stop judging those that do. What makes you any better than any other bigot? Those in the burbs provide the rest with tax dollars that build all the things that they appreciate so much they spend time tearing them down like city parks. They build your roads, pave your sidewalks, pay your medicaid bills, provide police and fire protection, give food to the hungry, provide jobs, educate your children, and I could go on and on. Talk about bitching. You don't know where to start .

By: Charles Cates

Charles Cates — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:07:00 +0000

I live in the city and pay taxes. What are they going toward if the suburbs are building my roads, sidewalks, etc? I also request if only suburban money is going toward education that mine be thrown in the till because we are obviously failing all races in this manner.

By: Gabi Giarrano

Gabi Giarrano — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:01:00 +0000

Newsflash for you;
All of us that live in the Atlanta proper and make an honest living, pay those taxes too. I bet a good bit of the people in the “burbs” skip out on their taxes, probably just as many as anywhere else in the GODDAMN country.

As for the “burbs” being decent;

Growing up in a VERY affluent area of Marietta I can tell you that the drug use, promiscuity, crime, and general bad behavior, not to mention so many abortions you could populate a town with them, were mainly from the richest, most christian, bible thumping children.

Your viewpoint is so narrow-minded it isn’t even worth trying to talk to you. I at least take the time to get to know people, situations, and facts, before I make a judgment on a situation. I am by NO MEANS narrowing my viewpoint to say that everyone in the city is awesome and everyone in the burbs sucks, people are individuals, and that is the point you fail to see. NO MATTER what issue you are speaking of, nothing can ever be so black and white, pardon the pun, to blame on a particular race or set of people.

By: Gabi Giarrano

Gabi Giarrano — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:51:00 +0000

I used to live in Kirkwood across from a crack house. I currently live in midtown about 1 block from piedmont park where a man was stabbed to death and break ins and thievery are prevalent. There is crime all around me. I don’t feel any safer than when I lived in historic marietta. There was just as much crime there. In fact I had two neighbors murder their families when I was growing up, and I lived in a nice middle class neighborhood. Don’t talk to me like I don’t know what I’m talking about. I choose to believe that it’s not black people causing all this crime, I choose to not feed into the fear and bigotry of people too stupid to not see that the real problem is our society and how it is run. Just like CJ said, there are stupid, dickhead criminals of all races.

By: CJ

CJ — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:48:00 +0000

You’re funny.

You see, the difference between me and you is that you judge people based on group traits – religion, sexuality, race, color. I judge people on their individual assholiness. I guess I’d just rather hang out with a well-educated and tolerant lesbian than an ignorant intolerant heterosexual. And I’m not saying that all white people or all suburbanites are ignorant or intolerant – it just seems like most of the ones who have internet access are.

And I’m afraid you have a bit of a misunderstanding regarding tax distribution – you’re a bit off if you think that all of the things you mentioned are paid for by state tax revenue… And I have lived in the burbs – in fact, the first house that I owned was in Gwinnett County. Gotta tell ya though, that squeaky-clean white paradise was just a bit too lame for me – there’s only so many times one can visit the Mall of Georgia without feeling like there might be something more out there…

I honestly feel sorry for you – we have different belief systems, and that is totally cool by me. I’m just sad that you would judge me so harshly and closemindedly when I feel that you are free to believe whatever you want without fear of judgment. I would never judge a Christian for their beliefs – UNLESS they tell me that my alternate beliefs are wrong. Then I will instantly judge them for the intolerant self-righteous ass that they have thus been proven.

Ooooh oooh – here’s something that will REALLY chap your virgin asshole: I used to live in San Francisco! I nearly turned gay just from being around so many of them!!! I’ve never felt so safe as I did when I lived there though – their crime rate is teeny compared to Atlanta. Oooh, that brings up an interesting quagmire though – would you rather live in San Francisco where there is hardly any crime but you’d be surrounded by gays? Or in say, Detroit – where there is silly high crime but far fewer gays? Hmmmm….