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@Vance Astro: I thought they got back together and that was the end of it.@ColonelRunAway said:Welcome.@Glitch_Spawn said:
Black people aren't black. They're brown.
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@xxxddd: I'll counter with this I've heard that the word N!gga is actually a bastardization of the Word Negus an ethopian term for king.Nigger is simply a slightly different spelling of the Latin word for black which is niger.
True, however it is still extremely offensive since it was used as a derogatory term by many people for a very long time. Same with the swastika. Initially it means "of a higher being" but people took that and created something ugly out of it.
It only truly became a pejorative during the 20th century, before then it was simply another word for black. I do find it a bit ridiculous how angry some folk get over a white man saying the "N-word" though.
I don't think anyone should be saying that word. Its a word that oppressed a large group of people for a very long time. I will agree however that it is ridiculous that some people think it's ok for only certain people to say that word. It's not a word to be proud of, at least not anymore. It belongs to no one and if you don't want it being said by a white man you shouldn't say it yourself. That's how I feel about it at least.
It was not a word but people who caused oppression. Can you imagine a history class where you are not allowed to say the word "Nazi" because it oppressed and killed a lot of people. It is intellectually dishonest to pretend these words don't exist, I agree we should not be using them to insult people but there is no reason for them not to be used as necessary in a scholarly setting.
There's a huge difference between the word "Nazi" and "Nigger". I would compare using the word in public with walking down the street with a swastika painted really largely on your jacket so everyone can see it. It's not about intellect or political correctness it's about respect and common decency. I may think of myself as a "higher being" but there are ways to go about that without wearing a swastika and offending a bunch of people that never did anything wrong to me. Same with that word. By definition the N word isn't a bad word, but because you are a human being that co-exists with other human beings it is the decent thing to do to at least avoid conflict and hurt feelings by not using the word (especially when there are perfectly capable synonyms).
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