A lame idea's not a knock
At ones who can't stand and walk.
My eight handicap's not a slur
To any falling short of par.
I repeat, Are you deaf or something,
Doesn't insult the hard of hearing;
It only means you're not listening.
If one's blind as a bat,
It's not a slight, it's not a fact,
It's just a phrase we humans use;
I've heard some used against the Jews,
And others we've unlearned to use.
We of habit and long of tooth
Aren't as bad as you may think
When overhearing oldies speak:
I'm just jittery when I'm spooked.
Our excessive sensitivity's daunting.
Nothing said's meant to be hurting.
How does all this sit with Whitey?
Yes, Whitey's what I said.
Should I mind that name?
Isn't it the same?
It's used to ridicule,
Exposing Whiteys as the fools,
By some who think they're far too cool:
Whitey said so...
Whitey did so...
Whitey don't know...
This Whitey do know;
He don't like this ****,
Not one little bit, Brother;
And it makes me cottin-pickin ******
With the hypocrisy, Sister.
The road goes both ways... Brother.