Do you find being called "black" offensive?

Neapolitan · 09-14-2014, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Yeah, just as a word, it's not inherently offensive, but in America, it's culturally persona non grata. It just has too much history as a slave word. You won't get curb-stomped quite as severely as if you use "******", but you don't want to throw it out there all willy-nilly either.

You seem quite the expert.
Can Puerto Ricans say "frijoles negros" withouth getting "curb-stomped?"

edit: not directed at anyone, I mean like saying it at a supermarket or restaurant.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 09-15-2014, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I find it to be pretty generic. I've heard fifty million and one racist jokes in my life, and laughed at a fair few of them, so why should one relatively benign racist joke be so terrible?

i dislike most racist jokes not because they're over the line but because they seem to have been created with no effort or inclination towards genuine wit and instead focus on being as vicious as possible towards whatever their target group is.

i can laugh at a funny joke that feels really wrong to laugh at. but i don't care to laugh at a thinly veiled declaration of hate/genocidal fantasy.

ReadyMadeFour64 · 02-12-2015, 10:09 PM

To be honest, I think it is a little rude, but everyone kinda likes it.

People who are white or caucasian do want to be like people of African decent. The term "ghetto" kind of changed definition. Also, "rachet" has changed.

It is rude in my opinion but it is part of society.

The Batlord · 02-13-2015, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ReadyMadeFour64

To be honest, I think it is a little rude, but everyone kinda likes it.

People who are white or caucasian do want to be like people of African decent. The term "ghetto" kind of changed definition. Also, "rachet" has changed.

It is rude in my opinion but it is part of society.

This is why "black" is not rude (unless of course you just go up to some stranger and go "Hey, black dude!"). African decent is not specific. There are Arabs in Africa who have been living there many hundreds of years. Are we not calling them Africans cause we think of spear chucking natives rather than guys with turbans firing off AK-47s when we think of Africa?

RoxyRollah · 02-13-2015, 07:37 AM

****** = offensive.
Colered= 80 YR old southern mentality
Black= discriptor
Milano,Oreo= gtfo of my face before I hurt you.
Flat chested beaner= No sex for the batlord.

The Batlord · 02-13-2015, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

****** = offensive.
Colered= 80 YR old southern mentality
Black= discriptor
Milano,Oreo= gtfo of my face before I hurt you.
Flat chested beaner= No sex for the batlord.

Thank you! I was quite proud of the insult, but I couldn't remember the first part for the life of me. Heh. Flat-chested beaner.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-13-2015, 07:45 AM

I don't understand how 'Person of colour' has become a politically correct term when 'coloured' is still considered so bad.
Isn't it just the same thing.

Incidentally the reason my mothers generation called black people coloured in the first place was because they were told that the term 'black' was offensive.

I think they just like trolling white people.

RoxyRollah · 02-13-2015, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Thank you! I was quite proud of the insult, but I couldn't remember the first part for the life of me. Heh. Flat-chested beaner.

Dude.I'm still laughing like a week latr.

heh,flat -chested beaner.Heh,flat -chested.

RoxyRollah · 02-13-2015, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

I don't understand how 'Person of colour' has become a politically correct term when 'coloured' is still considered so bad.
Isn't it just the same thing.

Incidental the reason my mothers generation called black people coloured in the first place was because they were told that the term 'black' was offensive.

I think they just like trolling white people.

Who considers it bad,Ive been refered to as "that little colored girl." by elders for years and I am not offended. You have to be an ignorant ass to look at a 75 year old and think omg racists prick.Um no,they graduated high school in 1960.What did you think they were gonna say?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-13-2015, 07:52 AM

Here, just last week....
Benedict Cumberbatch apologizes for calling black people 'coloured' | Daily Mail Online

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02-13-2015, 07:52 AM	#60 (permalink)
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02-12-2015, 10:09 PM	#53 (permalink)
ReadyMadeFour64 Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 159	To be honest, I think it is a little rude, but everyone kinda likes it. People who are white or caucasian do want to be like people of African decent. The term "ghetto" kind of changed definition. Also, "rachet" has changed. It is rude in my opinion but it is part of society.