Darrien wrote:
>> http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33896
>>
>> "The congressional newspaper the Hill reported this week that Rep.
>> Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) feels that the current names are too
>> "lily white," and is seeking to have better representation for names
>> reflecting African-Americans and other ethnic groups.
>>
>> "All racial groups should be represented," Lee said, according to
>> the Hill. She hoped federal weather officials "would try to be
>> inclusive of African-American names."
>>
>> A sampling of popular names that could be used include Keisha, Jamal
>> and Deshawn, according to the paper."
>>
>
> Of course, you *know* that if we had done that before, they would be
> complaining that we *DID* use black names for hurricanes.

Oh yes, I can just hear it now....
"Why do hurricanes have black names?! Is it because they wreak havoc and
destruction on urban areas!? Hmm?"

Hurricanes used to be named for women because they are violent and
unpredictable. I don't know why we broke from that system. It's not like
women or hurricanes have changed in the past few decades.

-- 
Kevin Gowen

From 1973 to 2002, the warmongering USA sold $200 million in arms to
Iraq, accounting for 1% of Iraqi arms imports for that period. During
the same period, peace-loving UN Security Council members Russia,
France, and China sold $25.145 billion (57%), $5.595 billion (13%), and
$5.192 billion (12%) in arms to Iraq, respectively. Source: Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (Figures are trend-indicator
values expressed in US dollars at constant (1990) prices)