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~~Soulflower~~ · 03-01-2015, 12:39 PM

I don't think the word itself is offensive but it depends on the context of how it is used.

For example,

If you were to call a person of color, "You black stupid ass" I would call that offensive because its unnecessary to incorporate the word "black" in that phrase. It is also meant to be used negatively in that phrase as well, (not only are you a stupid ass your a black stupid ass-racist)

I know some African Americans who would rather be called African American than "black." A lot of times we often go by appearances and skin tone to derive to these socially constructed terms for race but the naked eye does not tell the entire story sometimes.

03-01-2015, 12:39 PM	#166 (permalink)
~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	I don't think the word itself is offensive but it depends on the context of how it is used. For example, If you were to call a person of color, "You black stupid ass" I would call that offensive because its unnecessary to incorporate the word "black" in that phrase. It is also meant to be used negatively in that phrase as well, (not only are you a stupid ass your a black stupid ass-racist) I know some African Americans who would rather be called African American than "black." A lot of times we often go by appearances and skin tone to derive to these socially constructed terms for race but the naked eye does not tell the entire story sometimes.