Charge of profanity stops show at Norfolk's Town Point Park

Festevents management is citing this guy for using the f word, yet festevents and the city had a VIP section where FREE ALCOHOL IS DISTRIBUTED BY THE KEG!

I'm sure that kept the profanity down in the public areas, huh? How many arrests and citations were issued for drunk in public and profanity?

How did this discussion turn into race? Profanity is profanity recardless of the color of the mouth it came out of. If you want to attend a concert where you can expect to here profanity, then go, but an even that is filled with family and kids is not the place for it. Neither is all the drinking, but the beer will continue to flow because people always want their booze no matter what else they are doing. People drink and curse too much to begin with.

It is about time they got a decent band to play at these events.

I paid my 10 bucks to get into the event. I thought the way he used the F word was very artistic.

I am sure Pat Robertson would forgive him for the slip

I agree 100%, MGM!!! Some people are so ignorant and don't even know it.

If one of you ignorant fools could please provide the requested list, I and many others would be ever so grateful.

If you could also make a list of who is Christian enough, a good driver, and so forth.

Oh and we will need a list of words we can and cannot use, by race of course! We know there are a few words some of you think only American Africans can use.

Thank you.

My wife is Black! My musician friends are mixed! NO..we DO NOT wear white hoods! My point was that when you hire a "black act" these days, the venue is "almost" guaranteed to hear the F-word. Now..go back to the days of the Apollo Theatre! Those performers had class, and were a classy act and had respect! Wish I could say the same for some performers today. I guess the "Black Acts" I remember growing up, had more class than most of the "popular urban" acts of today! White hoods??...my...my...aren't we grasping? Visions of your past?

It would be helpful to have a list of black citizens who are regarded as too "Uncle Tom" to speak for any other black person. It would also be helpful to have a list of the credentials of the person/people making that list and why they think they are more qualified to speak for black people than the people they are blacklisting.

Yes, I am throwing down a gauntlet. Pls explain to me, a white person with many friends of pretty much every race, what you have to say about being black that is more valid, due to your experiences, than any contributions Anthony Burfoot has ever made. I will listen, but you need to make an eloquent, logical case, not just repeat tired old phrases.

Are you trying to say there is only one "black" way of looking at every issue? That sounds kind of racist to me. Cheers, MGM

Not race... those who have it send their kids to private schools and those that don't send them to public. While it's naive to believe that the motivations by some individuals are influenced by race, more commonly, it's influenced by the almighty dollar. I went to private school, and many of my classmates were black.

but to whomever is quoting Anthony Burefoot, let me tell you from personal experience that this guy is an ignorant uncle tom who only obtained his position through pandering and hypocrisy. If you're going to quote an African American to make your point, he's the wrong one to use.

Lets take Norfolk for example
Norfolk has continued to treat funding of public schools on the lowest level; you know why? Because most of the White elite send their children to private schools. The overwhelming amounts of money spent are spent on Downtown Norfolk. This is an attempt to remove the under-class and build a shinny city where supposedly the effete will congregate and reverse the majority population of under-class blacks. That is one example for you, though I know we are way off topic and I said my last post, but oversimplifications must be addressed. Denial once again. Yes, I realize that we are really talking free speech but if you can't see the obviousness of the Karen S's tactic I feel for you

A lot of words describing my heritage are getting used incorrectly, so just for the sake of accuracy, some definitions, please.

I am a Cajun, descended from the French settlers of Nova Scotia who were transported to Louisiana when the British assumed control of Canada. Most settled in Southwest or South Central Louisiana.

Creoles are the descendants of French colonists who came directly from France, and indigent people (or other immigrants, or slaves). French descendants in Tahiti, for example, are also called Creoles, just as are those of French descent in New Orleans, which has very few Cajuns.

Neither of these traditional Louisiana cultures has any special relationship to Urban Thug culture which can be found in any large city. What such an act was doing at Bayou Bougaloo is beyond my understanding. You would not find Cajuns or Creoles using such language in the presence of childre

Respectfully disagree with CH about having children/teens out in an area where people are choosing to drink. I will call on my experience of living in urban Europe (London, Stuttgart) to say that in cities where public transport is the main way of getting from point A to point B, children and teens *will* see drunken people after 9 on every night of the week. Unless we are to keep our kids home during the evening hours, they *will* be exposed to this in any semi-populous urban setting, just strolling the sidewalks. There is a big difference between exposing them to profanity, secondhand cigarette smoke, or secondhand pot smoke, and exposing them to drunks. Drunks are only hurting themselves unless they try to attack my family or me, in which case we call the police and deal with it. I don't believe in keeping my family inside all summer so they won't ever see a person acting drunk and stupid in pub

When the substance of their argument collapses the same people resort to claiming everything is racist. Specifically claiming and perpetuating racism against the black community and their leaders. There I said it. Ooh. IMO the common theme is to find fault with every rule or law in our society. This is how children act, not members of a developed society.

And oh please don't criticize us because we will retaliate, we only need an excuse have we heard that before? From Sharpton inticing riots to Riddick fooliishly crying for economic sanctions against Norfolk. What happened in New Orleans when the black mayor screwed things royally? Somehow Bush got blamed. Too funny.

Now Karen Scherberger is being called a racist? References to white hoods have popped up? How typical and how sad. How about recognizing that public performances should be appropriate for all ages? That would take some ma

"This is in fact as racist a state as they come. The establishment believes in the tradition and this is an indisputable fact."

It is not as racist as New York City, Miami, and LA. I have spent time or lived in all three. This part of Virginia is as intergrated as it can be. The major cities that are outside of the old south are as segregated as is possible. Racism is even stonger from one ethnic community to another.

Using racism as a reason too often lessens it's impact. I am sure all of the white southeners who defended and protected civil rights leaders are appreciative of being thrown in the mix. In conclusion, the majority of these racism complaints I hear in this area are by 'come heres' who left wherever they came from w/ this idea ingrained in them.

Whoever said that being against the use of profanity makes you a racist. There are people on this board, however, who make very racialized statements that are hurtful to certain groups of people. If you want to reference black people, say "black people" instead of "Lakisha" or "Koolaid" or whatever that fictionalized band name was that someone referred to. I think the majority of people who post to these boards are smart enough to read between the lines. Stop hiding behind your words, and just say what you mean.

BTW, I still think it's hypocritical to be against the use of profanity in a family-oriented environment, but not the excessive consumption of alcohol. Personally, I'm against both.

There is a huge difference between racism and being against the use of profanity and I am amazed at the small-minded people who think they are one and the same. Decent folks of any color do not want to listen to ignorant fools use profanity. "My mom always said, the reason people swear is because they are not smart enough to think of the right word to use." It is time the city stood up and took a stand against this type of vulgar behavior and use of profanity in public. I swore one time in front of my parents and paid the price for it. This goes directly back to holding kids accountable and teaching them what decent beahvior is. Keep the profanity on CD's where the public does not need to listen to it if they choose not to.

Are you guys still wearing white hoods? Just wondering.

And while you are at it. Go back and read Beurfoots's comments after the Granby theater incident (racism does not equate to just dirrernt skin tone of another race there are racists among people of the same ethnicity).Go visit another city and see what they have evolved to comparatively. Forget it; stay in denial. Stay comfortable and ignorant.Don't want to see how backwards this city is, that is on you and who controls things.this is why the question of race does not equate to far fetched conspiracy, it is an issue that our state won't come to grips with. Most distinctively, Norfolk and it's surrounding areas. This is just another example of a woman, her cronies, and a tradition that have lost the intelligence or progressiveness to be at the helm. Or probably not because and this is my final point; Riddick and Wright have no business as councilmen but the polarities are afraid of change and who can blame them when the obvious is denied

I believe that using the 'f' word, or any other profanity in music(mostly, it's just noise anyway) shows a lack of intelligence.

Glad the fine folks at this festival got a taste of Boots - he's great. The statement of banning Galactic from the stage forever is pure hogwash...Galactic are great guys. I hope this means that they will play in California more often - we LOVE EM here.

asner said, "However, this is a cultural difference, she is operating from a Southern White mentality;"

Vice Mayor Burfoot is Black what color do you think his mentality is, when he just appeared on the News and stated that profanity would not be allowed or acceptable at the Town Point Park Events?