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ummmmmmmmm, I'm guessing this may have been a joke. The reason I think that is because there was a Jose this year. Next year there will be an Alberto and a Rafael. For more information go to this site http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

There is also information on where the names come from. Including the fact that they use the same names rotating them every year. The only time one is changed is if the storm does major damage and will always be remebered that way.

Lilbudbaby

While the writer of the letter may have been making light of recent outcrys over the names of the storms there was such a thing.

It seems that a group of so called black leaders actually got on their high horse and ticked off because no black folks names were being used for hurricanes. Sounds really far out but it did happen. What I wonder is if black sounding names were used and their particular hurricane didn't make the grade if they would cry that it was all wrong and demand that a major storm be given a black sounding name. Guess they fail to realize that hurricanes are seperate but unequal.
I thought I had heard it all over the storms , from claiming white folks blew the dikes, that white folks sent the storm to NO to wipe out black folks, that white folks are to blame because the buses were not used ad nausem, now comes a hue and cry because no hurricanes had black sounding names.
Makes one wonder, What next.

mrproduce is right...the protesting individual is actually an elected official - an African American woman, maybe from one of the southern states. She was profiled in a book titled something like "100 People Who are Screwing Up America and Al Franken is No. 47"

I believe that elected official was Cynthia McKenney, a dem. rep. from Georgia.

Don't jump me on that spelling,Missy. It may be McKInney. lol

Jonnieb, your second spelling is correct. Hey but what's the problem, even spell check won't fix proper names.
Now Missy you be sweet to Jonnieb, maybe JBG is like me and a bit spellin challenged.

Sorry guys, I'm a born editor. But I correct with love. ;) (See, I'm a born mama, too.)

FUN - 100 most often misspelled words:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/misspelled.html

EVEN MORE FUN - 100 most often mispronounced words:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html

Now back to the subject:

I Googled and found an article stating that Rep. (D) Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas complained about the lack of African-American names for hurricanes.

Source: http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33896

When non black persons group certain things, names, actions, dialect or otherwise in to a group and label them black things, the black community jumps up and starts screaming racism. i.e. the term "talking like a black person" will make you a huge target. However, I find it funny how often a black leader will jump up demanding the certain things be taken in to consideration by using the exact same method of calling things "black". In this example, a black women is asking that we change the names of hurricanes and use "black" or other ethnic group types of names. I seem to find a lot of situations where black people goupr themselves in to catagories for their own benifit, but then cry out in outrage if anyone does it for them. Racism is still racism even if the one doing the grouping happens to be black.

Don't know if the writer was black or what, but I do agree with littlebuddhababys comments about racial hypocrites using racism allegations for their own selfish purposes.

If you're going to be offended, be so even when it doesn't suit your purposes.

For example, where is the public outcry when radio stations play songs that repeat over and over again such things as:

"Now I ain't sayin' I'm a golddigger, but I ain't messin' wit no broke n-----"

well with political correctness in mind, how about gay sounding names???

Hurricane Mary, Nellie or Butch?

Drag names?? Hurricane Amanda Reckonwith, Anita Mannn or Ima Bugger???

All in sarcasm my friends...really!

Maybe we have have taken this political correctness too far!

Geesh!

Truth, it aint no white chick singin that song I bet.

GT, you are a hoot. In my haste and typing on the NO fiasco I spelled dike , dyke and said they had been blown up by white folks according to Big Al Farrakan(sp). Wonder I didn't get nailed for that huh!

I had truly expected to be publiclt flogged for what I said. I am at least glad to know I am not the only one who sees this sort of thing. I am always amazed at comments made by black comedians aimed at white people and wonder what hell would break loose if the roles were reversed.

As far as what I was saying about the person making the complaints being black, I misunderstood another post and thought they meant this person was black. After reviewing I realized who they were referring to, and I redirect my comments to that person.

To GT, that was too freaking funny. Even though you were joking, it made perfect sense to me.

Great points gaytony, lbb, and mrp. It's refreshing and releasing to be able to laugh about some of this stuff. Most of the time I think when black comedians make fun white stereotypes it is funny. I think black stereotypes can be equally funny and many black comedians will harp on themselves as well. As gaytony has proven, gay stereotypes can be funny as well. The main thing is that people need to lighten up and stop seeing everything as a personal attack against them. Laughter is a great medicine.

I think a lot of it boils down to insecurity and envy.

Katrina (meaning pure in German http://www.babynamesworld.com/meaning_of_Katrina.html) hits New Orleans with a large low income black population.

How about hurricane LaQuesha hitting Jupiter, FL with a large wealthy white population?

Only fair huh?