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Old 03-16-2011, 07:27 PM   #41
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It's just the matter of it being a racial slur is the most common usage of the word. Most white people wouldn't say to each other in a conversation "oh, you're such a n-----, you know nothing". It's all slang in the end.
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Old 03-16-2011, 07:31 PM   #42
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Of course it is a slang term. But, it really is losing the term "slang" from being used so often. It's becoming second nature to some, nowadays. I've been called "cracka" "guinea" "greaseball" etc. etc. and at times it did offend me because, hey, I'm of Italian decent. I'm almost full blooded Italian. That term "Guinea" was used to insult my ancestors. I have never went up to someone and said "hey you guinea son of a bitch" no, that's just wrong. So that's why I would take offense. But, nowadays, there is no point in getting pissed off at racial remarks. What's the point? It's "Second Nature" is it not?
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Old 03-16-2011, 07:33 PM   #43
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Until the Canadians find out! Then they'll get pretty offended!

Thank goodness no one cares about Canadians. Thats probably we just use 'Canadian' as an insult.



You mean whats better: forced labor or institutionalized poverty. You really want that hallow victory? Sure. Here you go. Take it. I'm sure the runaway slaves felt the same way.
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what's better, being a slave in a melting pot society or dirt shit poor and hated in a multicultural country.
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Old 03-16-2011, 07:35 PM   #44
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I usually just call my best friend ma nig ga and that's really it.

It seems that only the race that the word intented to can use it without getting in trouble.

For example, blacks calling each other nig gas
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Old 03-16-2011, 08:09 PM   #45
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Old 03-16-2011, 08:09 PM   #46
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For example, blacks calling each other nig gas

And hispanics calling each other sp*cs, I get called that a lot by my hispanic friends, I think it's hilarious. And yeah, I say nig*a all the time, it's alright to say that where I live, no matter what race you are. I don't think people should get offended by these since it's so widely used by people.

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Old 03-16-2011, 08:12 PM   #47
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1786, earlier neger (1568, Scot. and northern England dialect), from Fr. nègre, from Sp. negro (see Negro). From the earliest usage it was "the term that carries with it all the obloquy and contempt and rejection which whites have inflicted on blacks" [cited in Gowers, 1965]. But as black inferiority was at one time a near universal assumption in Eng.-speaking lands, the word in some cases could be used without deliberate insult. More sympathetic writers late 18c. and early 19c. seem to have used black (n.) and, after the American Civil War, colored person. Also applied by Eng. settlers to dark-skinned native peoples in India, Australia, Polynesia. The reclamation of the word as a neutral or positive term in black culture, often with a suggestion of "soul" or "style," is attested first in the Amer. South, later (1968) in the Northern, urban-based Black Power movement. Variant *****h, attested from 1925 (without the -h, from 1969), is found usually in situations where blacks use the word. Nigra (1944), on the other hand, reflects a pronunciation in certain circles of Negro, but meant to suggest ******, and is thus deemed (according to a 1960 slang dictionary) "even more derog. than '******.' " Slang phrase ****** in the woodpile attested by 1800; "A mode of accounting for the disappearance of fuel; an unsolved mystery" [R.H. Thornton, "American Glossary," 1912]. ****** heaven, "the top gallery in a (segregated) theater" first attested 1878 in ref. to Troy, N.Y.
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Why don't you stop +1ing and maybe actually contribute to the conversation at hand.. And if not then dont post. I see you post stupid tid bits like this in like every thread and it's seriously annoying.


And yeah, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that gun's opinion is highly ignorant. Kinda thought people were going to be in his favor for a sec.
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what's better, being a slave in a melting pot society or dirt shit poor and hated in a multicultural country.

This thread is going down hill. This guy is using terms that don't come in effect for sixty years to make a pointless point and everyone else is literally arguing semantics.

Time to stop checking this thread.
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It's just the matter of it being a racial slur is the most common usage of the word. Most white people wouldn't say to each other in a conversation "oh, you're such a n-----, you know nothing". It's all slang in the end.
Might as well just call them ignorant if that is the only way you are using the word.
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I agree with Gun.

My best friend (who's black) always gets into arguments with her mom, telling her mom she's an ignorant stupid black person because she complains about slavery when it's not even something she experienced.

I think it's hilarious when they argue.
I do too. Don't get me wrong, I'm more than willing to give out my condolences to those who had to deal with a very harsh past and a lack of equalities. However, there's another side of me that (personally) believes the racism card gets overused by African-Americans. This may be an ignorant attitude, but I will go out of my way and say that it's strictly my opinion. I don't think it's hilarious when the arguments just continue; it's a bit tiresome to listen to.

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Here in cali there isn't much racism where i live, because of a number of factors. Though racist jokes and racial slurs happen but in good nature. I only have a problem when people say the actual n word, as in using it on a person of color. That right there really makes me mad.
I have no issues with people in a familiar group using the term, in familiarity (redundant?). To me, it's only problematic when the person on the receiving end fails to realize that the person isn't trying to be malicious. Within a crowd of strangers, you wouldn't expect random people to call one another by slurs, but it most definitely can happen. That, is a problem.

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And gun, you would most likely think the same way if your past family was treated harshly and put into slavery for just being a certain color, would you not agree?

Though it doesn't matter because it was all an issue before the 60's, so now everything is cool. Though when you compare how long black people were in slavery against how long they've been free, then you can see why some still get heated over the subject.
Alright, so I'm going to get extremely angry and hold a ridiculous amount of resentment to any Spainard for holding the Tainos captive in a time where I did not exist. Chances are, it affected my ancestry somewhere. Even if it didn't, it's still an attack on my race. Sure, it's not as known, but it still affects people of my race. Yeah, it was a different type of slavery (civil within the same country vs. an conquering of one), but I'm just trying to prove a point that the past shouldn't determine the current usage and meaning of a slur. They are derogatory, but only if you let them act that way.

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Ohh and a side note: someone calling another person ignorant because of their opinion on a matter, is most probably the true ignorant one.

think about it
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You invent new words to replace racial slurs so that the people in your group who accept the use of the word get the inside joke and understand while people outside of your group don't understand it and think it's part of normal conversation. For instance:

Look at that group of Canadians over there.
= Look at that group of <insert slur here> over there.

Nobody gets offended!
If only we could come up with a universal solution like this, then everything would be a lot better. Unfortunately, being that the word is being "replaced" and people know that it's been replaced for a otherwise negative word, things being to crash.

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To others, yes the definition of N***** is an igorant person. PERSON, not just white or black, could be blue, yellow, orange, etc. etc. Look it up in Webster's Dictionary. Enough said.
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It's just the matter of it being a racial slur is the most common usage of the word. Most white people wouldn't say to each other in a conversation "oh, you're such a n-----, you know nothing". It's all slang in the end.
While the literal definition of the word is interchangeable for the word ignorant, it was commonly used in a time period where it was used negatively towards African-American people. It IS slang, and you definitely don't see people straying outside of their "race-designated" slurs.

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Seriously though, I have no issue with people calling me a racial slur, because in the end, what is it doing to them? You get angry, they get their satisfaction, yadayada. It's just a word.

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If people keep using racial slurs without filtering them, they're going to quickly find themselves banned for two weeks regardless of the context in which they're using it.
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To all of those that say the N word can be offensive. If you are of African American decent, and just black in general, why is it offensive when a white person calls you the N word, but its okay to go around sayin, " yooo n**** what's up?"

Ever see the movie Coach Carter starting Samuel L. Jackson? Watch it, it's a good movie.

It's a term used to insult African American ancestors. It's a term that was derogatory in the manner that wealthy Caucasian men and women used to talk down to their slaves. Why would this word be used in present day to say Hello? It's complete and utter bullshit if you ask me.

I live in the center of Philadelphia. Surrounded by African Americans. All I hear sometimes when I open my window to smoke is N this and N that. It's ****ed up. If you don't use this word in that sense than disregard my question to you. But, GG_Guru, yes I'm pointing you out, I have seen you use this word like that. Don't take offense when YOU sir are using the word commonly. I don't give two shits what it means when you use it like that. Call me a racist I don't give a shit. Hold a grasp on your words.

To others, yes the definition of N***** is an igorant person. PERSON, not just white or black, could be blue, yellow, orange, etc. etc. Look it up in Webster's Dictionary. Enough said.
Ummm no? I don't use the N word, and I never will. There have been a few occassions when I have used that term back a few years ago, but it is definitely not a part of my daily vocabulary. It is stupid and it degrades the person who uses it, I agree with that but...

1) Don't make assumptions about other people without reasonable evidence because it makes you look naive. No offense.

2) Saying the N word does not make you a racist by default and never will, so don't assume all black people are self centered for using that word. No offense.

In any case in point here, whether that term was meant to diminish or belittle black people, it does not make a difference nowadays. We all understand why we use such appellations for greetings and have come to a realization that it is now become part of the culture. You see it everywhere in the media so why would it make an ounce of a difference if you heard someone else say it through your bedroom window? You've got bigger problems to worry about rather than worrying about some stranger mouthing off words that you find offensive.

Most of you aren't even black so I find it even harder to believe that this bothers most of you when it seldom affects me.
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This thread is going down hill. This guy is using terms that don't come in effect for sixty years to make a pointless point and everyone else is literally arguing semantics.

Time to stop checking this thread.
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"im bringing back porch monkey" you know what movie im talking about.
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