ignorance of some people truly amazes me

[Rangerscott]

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

75 away from 10,000!!! w00t!

[z06boy]

Wow what a thread !! Several post I agree with and several I don't. Some are just out right !!

I don't really think anyone regardless of color shoud be using the "N" word but that's just my opinion. I don't understand blacks calling each other that either if the word is supposed to be sooooo bad. However if they want to...so be it...fine with me.

No I wouldn't call Tig or any other person that unless it's one of my very close personal friends and we are just joking around and even then would be a rarity....again...I don't really think anyone should be using the word.

Now having said this I don't like when a black person has called me white boy...cracka...or honkey in the past...oh my...I'm offended !! SO I will admit...call me that and then I may throw the N word your way or call you a black boy...just to pizz you off like you just did me...on purpose and yes I know if I say it I'd better be ready and if I've reached the point to say it...believe me...I've hit the point that I am ready. At this point I'm hoping to pizz you off. In my opinion...it goes both ways.

I've never owned a slave...don't know anyone that has and I don't know anyone that has ever been a slave.

Funny how whites can't use the N word or call a black man a boy but it's ok for blacks to call whites anything they want.

Does not compute.

[Rider]

Can't we all just get along?

[anthonyk]

Makes sense to me, Tigger.

But I gotta say that the whole "reclaiming the word and turning it into a positive" is As long as a word is in common usage, it's going to take a lot longer to forget where it came from. It doesn't lose its power or some crap like that. All its racist baggage just gets dragged on into the future. Stop using it, and it fades into irrelevancy.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by anthonyk

Makes sense to me, Tigger.

But I gotta say that the whole "reclaiming the word and turning it into a positive" is As long as a word is in common usage, it's going to take a lot longer to forget where it came from. It doesn't lose its power or some crap like that. All its racist baggage just gets dragged on into the future. Stop using it, and it fades into irrelevancy.

Okay I disagree and I'll give you a few examples;

Motherfucker: at one time, the use of this word meant literally, one who has intercourse with his mother and has been the cause of many, many fights and perhaps even deaths.

Punk: at one time this word was synonymous with homosexual and it's use would immediately result in a fight. My father hated that word and would beat your ass if caught using it.

There are several others. In a way, the more it's used the LESS power it has imho. Watch TV and count how many words that are common place now that wouldn't have been allowed 20-40 years ago. Heck, kids barely get in trouble for saying shit, dick or asshole anymore.

[anthonyk]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Okay I disagree and I'll give you a few examples;

Motherfucker: at one time, the use of this word meant literally, one who has intercourse with his mother and has been the cause of many, many fights and perhaps even deaths.

Punk: at one time this word was synonymous with homosexual and it's use would immediately result in a fight. My father hated that word and would beat your ass if caught using it.

There are several others. In a way, the more it's used the LESS power it has imho. Watch TV and count how many words that are common place now that wouldn't have been allowed 20-40 years ago. Heck, kids barely get in trouble for saying shit, dick or asshole anymore.

Yeah, I get the idea that words change meaning over time. But neither of those words were kept alive (as it were) by the groups they originally targeted. Over time, the association just got lost, because people stopped using it in anything close to its original context.

In this case, not only is the word still around, but the idea that it refers to black folks is also being kept intact. That's a dumb idea, in my opinion.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by anthonyk

Yeah, I get the idea that words change meaning over time. But neither of those words were kept alive (as it were) by the groups they originally targeted. Over time, the association just got lost, because people stopped using it in anything close to its original context.

In this case, not only is the word still around, but the idea that it refers to black folks is also being kept intact. That's a dumb idea, in my opinion.

Good point! I'm not sure that any black people are running around and claiming that white people can't call each other niggers... I'm not sure if any black people would be offended by that...maybe, I don't know. All I said was that regardless of the circumstances, you can't call me one. Even if I did allow my boy Derf to call me one. Even if I have Lil Wayne blaring from my stereo. Even if you just got done watching the last Spike Lee joint. Etc.

[pauldun170]

I'm glad that I'm part of that group of people that calls people by their first names.
I'd be embarrased to use slang or nicknames in public.

I've worked hard for my elitist label