Emmy Award-winning TV correspondent and NPR commentator Judy Muller tells us why Mugabe is a Thug.
If you are one of those people who are often the last to hear about the latest addition to the list of politically-incorrect words, this blog is for you. I clearly count myself among your number. Not since I heard that “dutch treat” was considered a pejorative have I been so surprised at the inclusion of a seemingly innocuous term on the cultural no-no list.
I am speaking about the word “thug.” It’s possible that you have not yet heard that it is considered by some to be a racist term. I first learned this a couple of weeks ago while dining out with a group of friends. We were discussing the subject of Zimbabwe and the tyrannical rule of Robert Mugabe. A young African-American woman in the group, a prominent activist, said she was offended when whites referred to Mugabe as a “thug.” “But why?” asked the other (Caucasian) diners. Because, she responded, “thug” is a racist term. After a rather stunned silence, there were protests offered all around. The word “thug,” we insisted, referred to all sorts of nefarious bullies, from muggers to Mafioso. The dictionary (once considered the final arbiter) defines thug as a “cruel or vicious ruffian, robber or murderer.” The young woman did not budge. “Racist,” she insisted. And she kindly suggested that our insensitivity could be chalked up to a generation gap. This struck me as ageist, but not worth debating. Surely, I thought, this is one PC argument that will never go anywhere.
Thug is not a racist word and Mugabe is a thug full stop.
“Thug” is a nice way of describing Mugabe.The man is a brutish animal.I rest my case.
It’s a pity that Judi Muller did not tell us why the guest thought that the term “thug” is perjorative. The origin of the term thug comes from the Indian sub continent referring to murder “thugee” of travellers by thugs.
In any event whatever race you are, thugs abound in all races.
It is time for these whingeing politically correct idiots to get a life. After all a common term is honkee and I certainly couldn’t give a damn about it.
Any other silly words bothering you ????
He is the troop leader amongst his baboons. This is pretty crap as bananas are so expensive
Who gives a Shi.t. Mugabe is a half bred monkey cross sewer rat,
Nefarious bully, mass murderer,vicious ruffian like George Bush who invades non-white countries on false allegetions like Iraq to loot their resources and then extend to Africans. Yes to continue what his ancestors and those of Judy Muller could not finish. Judy please describe your own white people as such becoz the thugish behaviour is prevalent in almost the whole lot mostly diguised as capitalism
Tell me 1 country on this earth that has been helped by these so called ‘peace loving’ white countries with so much money (aid) has become independentf inancially or has been graduated to 1st world?
They help each other tear us apart under so many pretexts which are known by so many names including ‘democracy’ and ‘rule of law’!
Whatever happened to rule of law when 100 year leaseson so called white farms ended? Should it only work 1 way, kana ivo vakachema chete?