tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post7830039105538290182..comments2024-02-26T01:52:34.341-06:00Comments on Oatmeal and Whimsy: a nest for the soul: The Paula Deen MysteryGaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08065012721158735975noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-23227602924995938012013-07-02T14:44:51.899-05:002013-07-02T14:44:51.899-05:00Add me to the long list of totally puzzled people....Add me to the long list of totally puzzled people. I am so sick and tired of this HUGE government and this TOTALLY STUPID media empire being so in control of everything. Our country is in serious trouble. And, I am afraid Paula is caught up in the whirlwind of it all. <br /><br />I pray that Paula keeps her strength, her love, her dignity .... and her money. She deserves it. And, I pray that someone somewhere will expose the bully in this awful case. Latane Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745676377589651275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-18962446201808754042013-07-01T23:32:38.231-05:002013-07-01T23:32:38.231-05:00The term I used when this broke was "pillorie...The term I used when this broke was "pilloried" - put on public display for purposes of ridicule and scorn, ostensibly as punishment for some civil or social wrong committed against a person or the community. Then I asked "why?"; certainly not for some inadvertent utterance thirty years past of a term that was still fairly common in use among many areas of the South, and not usually considered derogatory, but rather, descriptive. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since Paula spoke that particular word. The whole thing seemed rather severe, and to be truthful somewhat alarming for some reason I could not put my finger on. Then, I noticed that all of the important national news that had been at the fore of the media coverage for a couple of weeks had simply disappeared - vanished into thin air, not much trace of any of it to be found anywhere; something truly does smell, here. I, for one, will do all that I can to support Paula Deen, and I hope she survives this with enough left of herself and her dignity to at least retire, and enjoy it.A Male Visitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097872768658825940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-85024423748590489782013-07-01T19:20:53.137-05:002013-07-01T19:20:53.137-05:00Thank you! I don't think of myself as a consp...Thank you! I don't think of myself as a conspiracy theorist(well at least not since President Kennedy was killed)but this bears thinking about. She IS being bullied and why I too cannot figure out why. It makes no sense that corporations that are making millions off her are dropping her like a hot potato. We still will buy her products, her magazines and watch any show she's on.sweetsuzannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615186005974390808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-45654182191426716652013-07-01T19:00:36.911-05:002013-07-01T19:00:36.911-05:00I just simply agree, I am praying for Paula daily,...I just simply agree, I am praying for Paula daily, I just want the truth to come out and for all of this to be over. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439755272367608485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-43092725878280642672013-07-01T17:26:46.276-05:002013-07-01T17:26:46.276-05:00I've said all along...I smell a rat!! In fact...I've said all along...I smell a rat!! In fact, I smell a whole pack of rats!! God Bless Paula and her family...Granny Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09805628983429376916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-14828898457137180682013-07-01T16:36:22.917-05:002013-07-01T16:36:22.917-05:00Blessings to you for putting your thoughts into th...Blessings to you for putting your thoughts into this well-spoken article for millions to read. My family has been having this very conversation ever since Paula Deen was exposed in the manner she was. Someone/something very powerful is behind this cruel, inexcusable bullying of her, and "it" needs to be exposed and held accountable. Thank you again for your courage and support of Paula Deen.Eugeriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069567379897132638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-53798608182865511082013-07-01T16:23:02.260-05:002013-07-01T16:23:02.260-05:00You & I are thinking along the same lines. Be...You & I are thinking along the same lines. Been saying for a week that there's more to this corporate insanity than we can see. The response to this one N word is WAY OUT OF CONTROL. Someone is putting pressure on these companies to abandon her, and I'd like to know who! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738078121879984146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-43627487139942342072013-07-01T13:17:17.956-05:002013-07-01T13:17:17.956-05:00I agree with you 100% and h
ope you can be the one...I agree with you 100% and h<br />ope you can be the one to uncover the true story of what happened. It was so totally ridiculous that I can not even wrap my brain around all the controversy that happened so quick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361686522362580823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-20099082345795793712013-07-01T12:42:35.121-05:002013-07-01T12:42:35.121-05:00Amen!!!! you have said so well what i have been t...Amen!!!! you have said so well what i have been trying to say for days now!!! i know that she will come out of this with her family stronger than ever God has here in his hands!!! besides she is as strong as the mighty oak and yet as graceful and flexible as the great willow tree and all lady to boot!!! we love you Paula keep your head up tall if others can stomp all over our flag and people call themselves and others by names they should not and recording artists and movies etc can use nasty words all the time and not get any back slash then this should not be happening and i am proud of the gentleman who held the gun to your head for coming out and standing by you it made me so happy and proud of him and the influence you had on him after all this time!! god bless y'all!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-9865334412431180862013-07-01T12:11:40.106-05:002013-07-01T12:11:40.106-05:00there are simple things we can do when things like...there are simple things we can do when things like this happen--turn OFF your tv. do not give your busineses have gobsmacked Ms. Deen. smithfield can be brought to their knees quickly when we stop buying so can target, jcp, etc.If enough people boycott these places it can work. listen to what folks who work everyday with her have to say, see what they really think about how she runs her businesses. ask black people who work with her, example, the Neeleys. People who really know her should count not someone looking to ruin her for their own gain.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959405880120641980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-33466936157699436132013-07-01T11:27:42.952-05:002013-07-01T11:27:42.952-05:00I cannot add anything to your articulate posting. ...I cannot add anything to your articulate posting. I was not a Paula groupie but that aside,the inequity is startling. Quentin Tarrantino can make a movie and use the "N" word over 100 times for entertainment and money and that's okay? Alec Baldwin can publicly slam homosexuals and that's okay? That's why I agree,something is amiss.Barbrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046563690791495529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-11676753352084328012013-07-01T10:42:04.678-05:002013-07-01T10:42:04.678-05:00Very well said. Agree with you 100%.Very well said. Agree with you 100%.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621810222413727792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-72229474712379710112013-07-01T10:24:29.600-05:002013-07-01T10:24:29.600-05:00If the black employees were treated as horribly as...If the black employees were treated as horribly as some have posted here, Al Sharpton would have been camping out on the doorsteps of Uncle Bubba's and The Lady and Sons years ago. I have been to the restaurants and never saw any employee being treated badly. If you don't think there would have been a class action suit against Paula and her brother a long time ago, you must be nuts!Linda Walker Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851084898130226737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-86689999605398547242013-07-01T10:04:05.872-05:002013-07-01T10:04:05.872-05:00I have been told that the court reporter sold the ...I have been told that the court reporter sold the transcript to the inquired. I have not heard if charges are pending regarding this court reporter.<br />MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859445590138914247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-79728869796693120022013-07-01T09:40:59.337-05:002013-07-01T09:40:59.337-05:00This proves we are not a consumer driven economy. ...This proves we are not a consumer driven economy. Companies don't care what we want or they wouldn't be dropping Ms. Deen. They want to be in control and sell us what they want us to buy. They advertise and make us think we can't live without it. I would love to know what is really going on. <br />Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669726510460652527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-47517496190274787072013-07-01T08:22:36.186-05:002013-07-01T08:22:36.186-05:00@Susan Aspiring Arts: ok, I read the article as yo...@Susan Aspiring Arts: ok, I read the article as you requested and I call BS. Where are these allegations from, the lawsuit filed by a White woman? I think she watched the movie "The Help", which was the 1950's, prior to giving her deposition. Read and think about what is alleged. Where are the Black people to back this up? Are you telling me there are Blacks in this country (USA)in 2013 that would accept treatment like that? Please, get real. Why aren't they all over the TV now that a White woman (but no Blacks, even on say. BET network?) had the courage to bring it all out? I am not buying what you are selling.NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13962953750690264821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-65008765871906475082013-07-01T08:02:17.272-05:002013-07-01T08:02:17.272-05:00I agree just how completely crazy this has gotten ...I agree just how completely crazy this has gotten and also agree this is some kind of bigger distraction to turn the nations eyes one way while something far worse and more sinister is going on in the other direction. Its horrible that Paula is being throw thru the wringer like this. One interesting note... This all broke and blew up around the same time it was quietly announced we were sending "aide" over to Syria.... Since the Paula scandle blew up not much more has been mentioned on the news about all the turmoil over in the middle east....Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921974904722108617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-29221755194298336102013-07-01T07:49:35.540-05:002013-07-01T07:49:35.540-05:00Wonderfully said! I couldn't have agreed more....Wonderfully said! I couldn't have agreed more.meezer3https://www.blogger.com/profile/11697798925075155382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-52551073605953125242013-07-01T07:48:44.718-05:002013-07-01T07:48:44.718-05:00Wonderfully said and so very well put.
I was never... Wonderfully said and so very well put.<br />I was never interested in cooking so I was never a follower of Paula Deen. But I knew who she was.<br />When the media fire storm hit, I read all the news breaks and watched her heart felt interview on Good Morning America...as the days wore on got more and more angry.<br />I can not stand for any injustice and as far as I was concerned the punishment here just didn't seem to fit the crime. I had to take a stand and I have. She has been made a "sacrificial lamb" by all her so called associates. The companies who caried her products tucked their yellow tails in and ran...fearful that by supporting her and her "slip of tongue" the fallout from it would ultimately effect them. Hypocritical to the max. I have notifed each and every Company who turned coat and ran that I would no longer be using thier stores. Cut up their charge cards.<br />I truly believe that this has noting to do with Paula's past, so much as it has everything to do with her money. I also believe that in the end Paula will have come through this with a better ending..her life free of those people who never -really- cared about her or her well being. Her true friends will be there at the end alsways supporting her.meezer3https://www.blogger.com/profile/11697798925075155382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-69761051077242330942013-07-01T05:32:41.387-05:002013-07-01T05:32:41.387-05:00We have a "constellation of scandals" CU...We have a "constellation of scandals" CURRENTLY going on with our president, attorney general, state department, the former secretary of state, u.n. ambassador, IRS, justice department, homeland security-not to mention a mostly inept congress---and yet the bullying of Paula Dean "happens" for something uttered 30 years ago?? <br /><br />She had the decency to admit and apologize, our own president "didn't know", "doesn't know" "never heard anything"...<br /><br />This country is going down the tubes-we are all "getting bullied" by our own government. what is happening to Paula Deen should be re-directed to the people who's salaries WE pay. <br /><br />What is happening to her makes my blood boil. Paula Deen is a charitable and giving person, anyone can see she is warm and loves people. Can you imagine something like this happening to your mother or grandmother? God bless her and her family. God bless us all.KOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249864841833653481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-86686520125355687682013-07-01T00:12:46.639-05:002013-07-01T00:12:46.639-05:00Yes....I believe you are correct in thinking there...Yes....I believe you are correct in thinking there is something larger behind this. It has to do with the allegations made in the civil suit brought against Paula Deen Enterprises. What her brother allegedly did and her corporation condoned are almost textbook versions of hostile work environments. There's violence, insults to and disparate treatment of protected classes (female and minorities) and money inequity. [And I think five years counts as pervasive. Lisa Jackson's medical issues from this show that it was affecting her health, It certainly has to do with money as far as companies are concerned and my hunch is that they think she will lose the lawsuit. Stayed tuned,<br />HLGW60https://www.blogger.com/profile/07046595469764062465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-6839403937133840272013-06-30T23:04:49.048-05:002013-06-30T23:04:49.048-05:00I hope you truly do feel like you are blessed by a...I hope you truly do feel like you are blessed by a reader leaving a thoughtful comment that presents facts other than what you are posting. If your post is short on facts, why would you not want to hear more of the story? It can bring a more informed viewpoint to you and your readers, and a true sign of maturity is considering all the facts and admitting when you might have been wrong.<br /><br />Once again, this is not all about just some comments made 20 years ago. There's much more to the story. Please read this.<br />http://www.blacklegalissues.com/Article_Details.aspx?artclid=7dfdbe0461<br /><br />I am not doing anything harmful here. Please do not remove this comment, but leave it for your readers to make up their own minds about the case.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071237871766170542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-48843227582825858082013-06-30T22:57:33.057-05:002013-06-30T22:57:33.057-05:00What is happening to Paula Deen and her family, is...What is happening to Paula Deen and her family, is definately bullying. She, her husband and the boys are strong people and watch out world, they are going to come back bigger and better than ever. <br />SAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004595448784726888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-36819179459310553682013-06-30T22:37:37.864-05:002013-06-30T22:37:37.864-05:00Using a racial slur more than 20 years ago and all...Using a racial slur more than 20 years ago and all this stuff happens? You are right there is something more going on! I can't believe one southern woman in 1986 muttered the "N"word in her home when referring to a man who held a gun to her head has done irreparable harm to the entire black race when they call themselves the "N"word and all their friends the "N"word every single day!<br /> Baditudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305893923252165901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238455262711858186.post-86375826109327802772013-06-30T22:21:55.662-05:002013-06-30T22:21:55.662-05:00Oh, Gayla- Thank you for posting this. If I held ...Oh, Gayla- Thank you for posting this. If I held your pen in my hand I would trace your words. You have nailed this. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY this is happening. I think someone, somewhere, just could not stand the success. There is something deeper to this than we know and the truth is that we will probably never really know the real reason behind the whole attack on her.<br /><br />We have ALL said things we shouldn't have said. I, for one, have dropped The Food Network from my watching habits. I refuse to support someone who is that narrow minded. Paula Deen is no more a racist than the man in the moon. <br /><br />I am so thrilled that Jimmy Carter stood up for this fellow Southerner. He is a good man! xo Diana NanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.com