Black Hurricanes

[MeatZatk]

Black hurricanes....

A black congresswoman (this would be Sheila Jackson Lee, of Houston ), reportedly complained that the names of hurricanes are all Caucasian sounding names.

She would prefer some names that reflect African-American culture such as Chamiqua, Tanisha, Woeisha, Shaqueal, and Jamal. I am NOT making this up! She would also like the weather reports to be broadcast in 'language' that street people can understand because one of the problems that happened in New Orleans was, that black people couldn't understand the seriousness of the situation, due to the racially biased language of the weather report.

I guess if the weather person says that the winds are going to blow at 140+ MPH, thats too hard to understand .

I can hear it now: A weatherman in New Orleans says...

Wazzup, mutha-fukkas! Hehr-i-cane Chamiqua be headin' fo' yo ass like Leroy on a crotch rocket! Bitch be a category fo'! So, turn off dem chitlins, grab yo' chirren, leave yo crib, and head fo' de nearest FEMA office fo yo FREE shit!

 

[fufu]

Hurricane Tyrone...hmmm.

Oh yeah, what a dumb bitch.

 

[MCx2]

Racist!!

 

[mcguin]

typical...instead of recovering from slavery and being as close to balanced as possible, this country has taken a 360...now english is replaced with ebonics, and the weather channel is replaced with the "da waz good in da hood" channel...

 

[maniclion]

This year they had Bertha and Josephine(a black girl at my High School same name) on the list
Next year they have Claudette(a black girl in my grad class had that name), Odette and Wanda(see video)

YouTube Video

 

[DOMS]

Well, in all fairness, hurricanes do come along and take your stuff without permission.

Sounds reasonable to me.

 

[maniclion]

This was way back in 2003 and she said they should have names representing all cultures not just African-American thats why we have the Gustav's and Eduardo's etc.... I think it would be cooler to give them Villain names Like Hurricane Red Skull, Or Hurricane Doctor Doom or Hurricane Dr. No or Hurricane Megatron or Hurricane Vader