Bill O’Reilly is at again. After numerous attacks on Hip Hop culture and a very public war of words with Ludacris, the “culture warrior” has compared G Unit label head 50 Cent to Kwanzaa.
During the Dec. 19 edition of Radio Factor, O’Reilly pondered out loud if there was a “50 Cent symbol” that could be put up in honor of the celebration, which runs from Dec. 26-Jan. 1.
The remark came in response to a caller in regards to religious freedom. Media Matters posted the transcript:
CALLER:
I don’t think that any religious symbol other than the Nativity should
be put up during Christmas because Christmas is a federal holiday.
Hanukkah is not, and winter solstice isn’t. If they want them that way,
pass the law and then you can put them up.
I don’t think that any religious symbol other than the Nativity should
be put up during Christmas because Christmas is a federal holiday.
Hanukkah is not, and winter solstice isn’t. If they want them that way,
pass the law and then you can put them up.
O’REILLY:
Yeah. But then when you get into the exclusionary, you get into, “Yeah,
it’s a federal holiday, but we’re only gonna honor the secular meaning
of the holiday. We’re not gonna honor the religion.” And then you get
the little baby Jesus. I can see where you’re coming from. But I don’t
think — look, the spirit of the season is goodwill toward men,
correct, [caller]?
Yeah. But then when you get into the exclusionary, you get into, “Yeah,
it’s a federal holiday, but we’re only gonna honor the secular meaning
of the holiday. We’re not gonna honor the religion.” And then you get
the little baby Jesus. I can see where you’re coming from. But I don’t
think — look, the spirit of the season is goodwill toward men,
correct, [caller]?
CALLER: Yes.
O’REILLY: All right. So goodwill toward men means you’re generous. And then if you’re generous, you put up all the symbols. There
is only — there’s really only one symbol, and that’s the menorah.
There’s no Kwanzaa symbol. Maybe — is there a 50 Cent that we have to
put up or something? Is there a Kwanzaa symbol? What is that? It’s a
candelabra like Liberace had? All right. We’ll put that up, too. I
don’t mind.
is only — there’s really only one symbol, and that’s the menorah.
There’s no Kwanzaa symbol. Maybe — is there a 50 Cent that we have to
put up or something? Is there a Kwanzaa symbol? What is that? It’s a
candelabra like Liberace had? All right. We’ll put that up, too. I
don’t mind.
