but it's okay for black people?Quote:
Originally Posted by dbroncos78087
literally the definition of privilege.
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but it's okay for black people?Quote:
Originally Posted by dbroncos78087
literally the definition of privilege.
Looks like someone else needs to look up "linguistic reappropriation."Quote:
Originally Posted by SpecialFNK
I can't ****ing believe you with this again. Its been explained to you multiple times. If you don't agree with it, just move the **** on because you aren't convincing anyone here otherwise. Its not your determination to make. You, as a suburban white male, know **** about black culture. I'm not saying that many of us have this significant understanding of it either but far more than you ever will.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpecialFNK
No one gives a **** who you will singularly pull out of your social media bag to support your argument either. There's obviously a significant amount of black people who use it as a term of endearment and are not going to stop doing so just because you take offense to it.
I can say I have not a single **** to give over any form of appropriation.Quote:
Originally Posted by natepro
The good news is that it is a free country and there is absolutely no law against you saying the n-word. You are 100% free to do so, but you need to (as well as anyone else who wants to) understand that everything else is free to interact with you differently based upon your usage of the word.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack the Ripper
Of course. Also why I said that context is important.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbroncos78087
Okay? Linguistic reappropriation is not related to cultural appropriation, if that's what you're going for here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack the Ripper
Just as long as you know the context is if you’re white, you will face intense backlash for saying it. As you should.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack the Ripper
Obviously there’s a time and a place where I’m comfortable using the term and other instances when I know it may not be received well.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbroncos78087
Still don’t care.Quote:
Originally Posted by natepro
I’m sorry to hear that you feel comfortable saying the word at any time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack the Ripper
Why would you be sorry to hear that?Quote:
Originally Posted by dbroncos78087
Because I’m a normal human being. That word should NEVER cross the lips of white people.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack the Ripper
Okay?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack the Ripper
Sounds like they ****ed around and are in the process of finding out.
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