Rumors R' Us

We all know that Abortion is a very controversial topic.  But what if you throw African Americans into the already heated debate?

Bill O’Reilly interviews Laura Ingram who is upset over, but still defends Planned Parenthood.  This organization receives over 300 million dollars a year in government funding which is supposed to be used for educational purposes.  They do still, however, make profits from performing abortions. 

Laura makes a statement that she believes that a group of Pro-life advocates were responsible for what you are about to read but they were not.  A group of UCLA students doing a study concerning abortion has called several abortion clinics to ask one astounding question?  If I make a donation, can I request that it be used to abort a child of a minority group, specifically an ( African American Baby ) ?  The answer?:  YES…  In many cases, the person on the phone actually sounds enthusiastic about answering the racially charged question. 

The UCLA students continued by making more racially charged statements such as, “I feel that the world is better off with fewer black  babys”.  The abortion clinics response? “Understandable, Understandable..” 

Laura Ingram continues the interview by pointing out that 1/3 of all abortions in America are to African American women.  These numbers seem high enough but when you consider that African Americans make up only 12% of the total population the true scope of this issue is revealed.  Many people in the black community are very upset over these figures and understandably so. 

The calls and studies done by the UCLA students were put onto You Tube and was then censored and removed one at a time.  The students contacted You Tube and their response was, they would look into it.  The President of Google, from what I understand also got involved as did the New York Times.

There is also video on You Tube of a student explaining what they have gone thru in an  attempt to get the videos returned. 

Here is the video of the Bill O’Reilly’s interview with Laura Ingram.

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I’m sorry if I am about to offend anyone.  That is never my intention.  I found this article on ABC.com and had to share it with you.  For those who don’t know me, I’m not one to mince words.  I believe in truth, justice and the American way.  I believe that political correctness is the enemy of truth.  Here is an example. 

Paulo Serodio ( not pictured above ) says he was born and raised in Mozambique and now is a naturalized U.S. citizen.  Serodio has filed a lawsuit against a New Jersey medical school, claiming he was harassed and ultimately suspended for identifying himself during a class cultural exercise as a “white African-American.”

“I wouldn’t wish this to my worst enemy,” he said. “I’m not exaggerating. This has destroyed my life, my career.” The lawsuit, which asks for Serodio’s reinstatement at the school and monetary damages, named the Newark-based University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and several doctors and university employees as defendants. Filed Monday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, the lawsuit traces a series of events that Serodio maintains led to his 2007 suspension, starting with a March 2006 cultural exercise in a clinical skills course taught by Dr. Kathy Ann Duncan, where each student was asked to define themselves for a discussion on culture and medicine.

After Serodio labeled himself as a white African-American, another student was offended by his comments and that, because of his white skin, was not an African-American.

According to the lawsuit, Serodio was summoned to Duncan’s office where he was instructed “never to dscribe himself as an African-American again”… because it was offensive to others and to people of color for him to do so.”

“It’s crazy,” Serodio’s attorney Gregg Zeff told ABCNews.com. “Because that’s what he is.”

Serodio, who lives in Newark, said he never meant to offend anyone and calling himself African-American doesn’t detract from another person’s heritage.

Neither the American Civil Liberties Union nor the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People responded to messages seeking comment on the meaning of African-American.

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines African-American as “an American of African and especially of black African descent.”

“There are people of all races who are African,” Serodio said, adding that he’s never had a problem identifying himself as an African-American until that day in Duncan’s class.

Zeff pointed out that Serodio only labeled himself after his instructors asked him to do so and was then penalized for it.

This sort of reminds me of the Carrie Prejean fiasco. Maybe they need to meet!