So apparently its now OK to use the "N" word because black people use it.
Pfrancis
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In light of this Jeremy Clarkson thing one of the things which people are constantly saying in his defence is that some black people use the "N*gger" word therefore its ok for ANYONE to use it.
No it isn't! The black people using it are just as bad I'm afraid.Some people say they use it to take the sting out of the word but for whatever the reason IT IS WRONG.Nobody should be using it.
If a lot disabled people started calling each other derogatory names would that make it alright for able bodied or otherwise to start using these terms?
No it isn't! The black people using it are just as bad I'm afraid.Some people say they use it to take the sting out of the word but for whatever the reason IT IS WRONG.Nobody should be using it.
If a lot disabled people started calling each other derogatory names would that make it alright for able bodied or otherwise to start using these terms?
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Black people using trivialises the use of it making it seem like it is not as bad. The only way to combat the use of it is for everyone to stop using it.
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However we are all at liberty to condemn people as c***s for the words they choose to use.
1. Jeremy Clarkson did not say that N word. He said einy meiny miny mumbles mo. No where, could I hear the N word being used.
2. It is not a justification for anyone to use the N word. Black people can use the N word but others can't as this is primarily down to cultural reasons.
Agreed.
Correct.
People should be able to say offensive things, but they will be judged on that they say.
I hate this 'you can't say that' attitude by some people.
You really can't say that Black people can't use it among themselves, as there are subsections of the Black community who use it more as slang and not derogatorily. As long as they are not saying it for public or wider consumption then I can't see why it should be your problem. They know how to 'manage' it and don't need to be troubled by the sensibilities of others. If you are black and don't like it, then you don't belong to such a group. The word has become very 'loaded' with time and history, but as you know, does derive from the legitimate 'negro' for black. We have shorten/made slang many words over time but of course not all of them relate to the physical characteristics of persons. So I agree it is a word that cannot be wide spread, because of history, but outside of that it is a word with legitimate roots. A one time the word 'black' was deemed offensive and people decided to 'own' that word and discard coloured which was considered more acceptable.
Not sure using the term Negroid would go down too well either.
I would imagine that many people fall into a similar category today, even if they consider themselves to be black.
Oh my goodness its the everyday feminism website, better check my white male cis-gendered privilege.
Really?
That will never work because as soon as they are NOT banned people will come up with other words which would be deemed offensive and so the process starts again
I don't know which angle you're coming from with this.Are you saying everyone should be free to call each other names and swear at each other?
just checked my privilege
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I'm saying someone should be able to say what they want, but have to accept the reaction of other people as a consequence.
If a friend of mine used the N word they should be free to do so, however I would no longer wish to associate myself with them.
I don't believe their should be a list of legally unacceptable words. With Clarkson viewers and his employers have the right to judge whether they want to support him. The idea though that he may have committed a criminal act just by saying it is not something that I support at all.
However, in the same programme, Chas and Dave were strongly warned that they mustn't use the word "Cowson" when they performed "Gercha", which is a victorian swear word, apparently.
Fortunately, they sang it anyway!
Double standards or what?
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