Use of the "N" word.

[AceDesSpades]

I sincerely doubt you've ever seen that happen.

Oh, you want that other meeting...

 

[YDB95]

Can anyone tell me why is it OK for people of color to call each other that horrible word, but if a caucasion does it, they can lose friends?

People of color can lose friends over it too.
Incidentally, do your Black friends use that word in your presence? Mine don't. (I don't know or care what they do when I'm not around. That's their business.)

 

[ll74]

It is just another political tool of divisions.
Politicians always talk about unity
which they abhor for it may
work against them.

Of course.

The use of that word is one of division. It was used frequently during the Jim Crow era to divide. It's truly just a nice word that was used to unite people.

 

[AceDesSpades]

Oh good.

You didn't let a single day pass

without the solemn mention of ol' Jim Crow (stuck in your craw)...

 

[Rebel5soul]

Oh good.

You didn't let a single day pass

without the solemn mention of ol' Jim Crow (stuck in your craw)...

Yup, and it's SOOOOOOOOOOOOO current events.

You and your racist friends can go fuck yourselves 74.

 

[summer_reine]

Can anyone tell me why is it OK for people of color to call each other that horrible word, but if a caucasion does it, they can lose friends?

Because ownership of a word removes the destruction of the word.

 

[ll74]

Still curious questions to the OP:

Did he unfriend you in world of Warcraft or does his mom totally not let you come over anymore?

 

[ll74]

Yup, and it's SOOOOOOOOOOOOO current events.

You and your racist friends can go fuck yourselves 74.

Who created the thread and why?
Hint: it wasn't me. I'm just trying to help the OP come to terms with not being able to use their favorite word.

Why can't you support them too?

 

[ll74]

Oh good.

You didn't let a single day pass

without the solemn mention of ol' Jim Crow (stuck in your craw)...

The context of the topic is associated with Jim Crow. It's may e the second time I ever mentioned it on this site.

But yes, please continue about me. Maybe add another haiku

 

[AceDesSpades]

*chuckle*

Everyone else always makes it all about you...

 

[ll74]

*chuckle*

Everyone else always makes it all about you...

Aren't you curious how many friends the OP lost due to using the word? Perhaps about their personal journey with the word?

 

[TheWritingGroup]

Because ownership of a word removes the destruction of the word.

You mean like how gay men can use "faggot" as a term of address, but I (a straight man) couldn't?

-Rocco

 

[summer_reine]

You mean like how gay men can use "faggot" as a term of address, but I (a straight man) couldn't?

-Rocco

Yup. I can use hoe but you can't. Because I mean it in a positive way and you use it as derogatory. Even if you don't mean it as an insult the history of the word is negative.

Accept the terminology of language as it progresses.

 

[ll74]

Yup. I can use hoe but you can't. Because I mean it in a positive way and you use it as derogatory. Even if you don't mean it as an insult the history of the word is negative.

The question continues to be - why did the OP want to use the word? And I think the answer is that they don't....they just want to obfuscate the subject matter in their favor.

 

[AceDesSpades]

Aren't you curious how many friends the OP lost due to using the word? Perhaps about their personal journey with the word?

You have a fertile imagination; don't let it get away.

 

[summer_reine]

I can’t call you a whore in admiration?

Do you hold the Trademark, cunt?

Cunt is TM Lance Castro Holdings

You can say whatever tf you want. Free will free speech et al. I'm saying that words have historic significance and using them during an evolution of language can be negative or positive depending on who speaks them.

 

[Lance_Castro]

You can say whatever tf you want. Free will free speech et al. I'm saying that words have historic significance and using them during an evolution of language can be negative or positive depending on who speaks them.

That goes for all words. We don’t need a warning sticker.

 

[summer_reine]

That goes for all words. We don’t need a warning sticker.

 

[TheWritingGroup]

You have a fertile imagination; don't let it get away.

Fair. Clearly the OP never had any Black friends.

 

[ll74]

You have a fertile imagination; don't let it get away.

I'm still waiting to hear the story.

Do you have a similar experience in being unfriended for using the n word?

 

[AceDesSpades]

yes
that is why I come
to discuss the other posters

Topics? Topics? We don't need no stinkin' topics. Topics? (We're just trying to win one more election remix)

 

[rainsol]

Nigeria is a horrible country by this logic. This reflects a broader issue, where decades of students have been brainwashed into believing they are colonialists and oppressors, and that the weak are always right, even when they’re genocidal maniacs.

Racism is a serious issue, but political correctness has never been about solving it, just sweeping it under the rug. There’s no point in avoiding certain words if your actions remain actively racist.

So you figure that DEI and Woke have failed? Or are you saying that the democrats dont give a shit and just using those people for a political advantage? I seem to recall Mao tried that. But they bought into it and even had a tiny red booklet he distributed.

 

[ll74]

yes
that is why I come
to discuss the other posters

Topics? Topics? We don't need no stinkin' topics. Topics? (We're just trying to win one more election remix)

For someone who doesn't seem interested in a thread topic, you've been here for a bit.

 

[AceDesSpades]

It was always political advantage with a strong hint of transformative change" peaceful revolution.

 

[AceDesSpades]

always personalize

when called, double-down

it just has to be a winning hand