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So are you saying that whites should be allowed to say the N word? It seems like a lot of whites are fighting to be able to use that word.
Lehigh Valley, double standards exist whether you like them or not. There is probably a double standard that protects you.
Eminems use of the N word was negative and hateful in conotation. Like slave owner language. If you don't understand this then you shouldn't.
Whites should be able to say whatever they want, and vice-versa. I wouldn't say Eminem is hateful towards blacks either, he grew up with them, sings their music, for all intends and purposes, he is black.
So are you saying that whites should be allowed to say the N word? It seems like a lot of whites are fighting to be able to use that word. .
No one is "fighting" to say it, since it is not illegal to say ni**er.
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Lehigh Valley, double standards exist whether you like them or not. There is probably a double standard that protects you.
A lot of things exist whether I like them or not, but that doesn't make it right or wrong .
Maybe you have an example of one?
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Eminems use of the N word was negative and hateful in conotation. Like slave owner language. If you don't understand this then you shouldn't
That is your opinion and others think differently than you. Some people think the term "redneck" is a hateful slur, others embrace the term. It depends on someones perception of a word and that is too subjective to outlaw something.
The fact of the matter is Eminem had every right in the U.S to say that, because he is protected. Imus had every right in the U.S. to say what he did. However, if they have personal or financial repercussions for saying it, so be it. However, they should not face legal ones.
Whites should be able to say whatever they want, and vice-versa. I wouldn't say Eminem is hateful towards blacks either, he grew up with them, sings their music, for all intends and purposes, he is black.
So would this make Jimi Hendrix or Lenny Kravitz white?
Eminem never said he was black. In fact he didn't start out with rap
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I detest such words but the blacks are a bit less than honest when they jump all over some lame brain radio host for using words their so-called "artist" use in almost every song and every night on BET. If they hate those words so much THEY need to quit using them all the time.
I detest such words but the blacks are a bit less than honest when they jump all over some lame brain radio host for using words their so-called "artist" use in almost every song and every night on BET. If they hate those words so much THEY need to quit using them all the time.
Careful, your white sheet is starting to show!!
I'm one of "the blacks" and I do not use that word in my daily conversations, I know of many more who also refrain from using that word. When we do it's because we are witnessing ni@@erish behavior be the person black or white.
In the future please refrain from assuming "the blacks" use this word all the time, we don't.
Free speech should not be hindered. It seems to me, however, that the concept of freedom of speech is being confused with poor language skills and overall bad manners.
English is a beautiful, rich language. People who use racial slurs in their day to day conversations are effectively demonstrating a poor command of the language. The use of racial slurs while trying to prove a point weakens the argument. The use of blanket statements and non-evidence based generalizations makes the speaker appear uneducated and dim-witted.
Some people do not realize that the language they use says a lot about them. Seriously, speakers who resort to racial slurs end up casting themselves in a poorer light than their intended target.
Besides, don't embarass your parents. Show that they raised you better than that. One of the reasons I don't like to use racial slurs is that to this day I'm afraid my 78 year old mother might hear me and she's still capable of beating the daylights out of me.
On a lighter note, I'll give you an example on how you can use proper English to respond to an insult/offensive language. When I was in college, I worked as a cocktail waitress at a restaurant/lounge. One night, a customer thought he was being funny and said something really foul to me. It was so bad I was speechless. After he saw the look on my face he started to apologize. Apologies are fine, but the damage had been done. So, I crisply retorted, "Thank you, but you do not need to be concerned, sir. In this establishment, we serve anybody." He laughed and said I had a great sense of humor. He gave me a 20.00 dollar tip (that was back in '84). In reality, I meant to insult him back in every sense of the word, and in my mind, I accomplished just that.
So are you saying that whites should be allowed to say the N word?
Yep.
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It seems like a lot of whites are fighting to be able to use that word.
What do you mean, "fighting to"? Who is fighting to use the word? I hear people, black and white, use the word pretty frequently, as I have my whole life.
Free speech should not be hindered. It seems to me, however, that the concept of freedom of speech is being confused with poor language skills and overall bad manners.
English is a beautiful, rich language. People who use racial slurs in their day to day conversations are effectively demonstrating a poor command of the language. The use of racial slurs while trying to prove a point weakens the argument. The use of blanket statements and non-evidence based generalizations makes the speaker appear uneducated and dim-witted.
Some people do not realize that the language they use says a lot about them. Seriously, speakers who resort to racial slurs end up casting themselves in a poorer light than their intended target.
Besides, don't embarass your parents. Show that they raised you better than that. One of the reasons I don't like to use racial slurs is that to this day I'm afraid my 78 year old mother might hear me and she's still capable of beating the daylights out of me.
On a lighter note, I'll give you an example on how you can use proper English to respond to an insult/offensive language. When I was in college, I worked as a cocktail waitress at a restaurant/lounge. One night, a customer thought he was being funny and said something really foul to me. It was so bad I was speechless. After he saw the look on my face he started to apologize. Apologies are fine, but the damage had been done. So, I crisply retorted, "Thank you, but you do not need to be concerned, sir. In this establishment, we serve anybody." He laughed and said I had a great sense of humor. He gave me a 20.00 dollar tip (that was back in '84). In reality, I meant to insult him back in every sense of the word, and in my mind, I accomplished just that.
Great post. Says it all.
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