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s_k 05-09-2011 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 1050555)
Why do you assume "we" are white and they are a "they"?

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Originally Posted by Lateralus (Post 1050570)
Ha, was about to ask the same thing...

"They" being "Rappers".
"We" being "White" Because I don't know any other word for it.
Don't look for racistic things in my postings, they're not there.

qianqian 05-09-2011 02:45 AM

I work 7 days a week and I am surprisingly still alive.

crash_override 05-09-2011 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k (Post 1050768)
Don't look for racistic things in my postings, they're not there.

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Originally Posted by s_k (Post 1050487)
I just wonder. If n... coloured (?) people don't like to be called ******s, why do they keep referring to themselves as ******s in rap video's?

Oh really?

Seriously though, putting the way you approached and worded the question aside, I've often wondered the same thing.

I don't think there's really an answer to it, it's just been used so much and so often that it's become not only socially acceptable in most African American circles, but almost EXPECTED of many people of that race. I've had converstations with people of the Af-Am race who don't necessarily like the word itself, but just say it to fit in and not seem stuck up around their friends. It really has taken on a completely different meaning.

It's actually quite fascinating to me that a single word in the same language can mean such different things depending on the skin color of the person speaking it.

djchameleon 05-09-2011 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by crash_override (Post 1050771)
Oh really?

Seriously though, putting the way you approached and worded the question aside, I've often wondered the same thing.

I don't think there's really an answer to it, it's just been used so much and so often that it's become not only socially acceptable in most African American circles, but almost EXPECTED of many people of that race. I've had converstations with people of the Af-Am race who don't necessarily like the word itself, but just say it to fit in and not seem stuck up around their friends. It really has taken on a completely different meaning.




Okay, I guess you guys need some clarity.

It is all about context.

Some people hate the word all together and believe it should be said. Some people feel like they are taking back the word and use it freely because they feel like it takes the sting out of it.

If it is said in a manner that you can tell that the person is being mean/vicious about it then it's in a context which isn't acceptable by their standards.

I honestly don't care about the word and when I want to call someone ignorant I use the word instead of calling them ignorant.
Maybe if I lived during the time when it was used more often in a negative light then I wouldn't want to use it at all but I don't care about it.
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Originally Posted by crash_override (Post 1050771)
It's actually quite fascinating to me that a single word in the same language can mean such different things depending on the skin color of the person speaking it.

The English language is full of words that have different meanings that's why it is one of the harder languages to learn.

highoctane93 05-09-2011 11:03 AM

weekend feature almost killed me glad im still here :)

The Batlord 05-09-2011 11:19 AM

The whole "******" thing is kinda ridiculous to me. Whatever reason it started to be used by black people, that reason has been pretty much forgotten by the majority of people. I've heard black people argue till they're blue in the face that it doesn't mean "black", it means an ignorant person. It doesn't.

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
****** is a noun in the English language, most notable for its usage in a pejorative context to refer to black people (generally people of Sub-Saharan African descent), and also as an informal slang term, among other contexts. It is a common ethnic slur. The word originated as a term used in a neutral context to refer to black people, as a variation of the Spanish/Portuguese noun negro, a descendant of the Latin adjective niger, meaning the color "black".

Now it's just like a white guy calling someone dude. Their are even black people these days that don't mind white people using it. In a couple generations it might not have any bite to it at all. Whatever. I think it's a ****ty word and just don't use it.

MoonlitSunshine 05-10-2011 05:55 AM

http://i.imgur.com/GdguA.jpg

Racial slurs are silly. /end

In other news, I hate exams, and I have three in a row from tomorrow. Boo :/

Sansa Stark 05-10-2011 07:06 AM

Why did I pick a class that starts at ten in the morning :(

Burning Down 05-10-2011 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Paloma (Post 1051356)
Why did I pick a class that starts at ten in the morning :(

This year I had a class that started at 8:00 AM. It was a class I had to take so I had no choice!

crash_override 05-10-2011 08:32 AM

Getting held up late at work doing nothing, probaby going to miss my softball game because of it.


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