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But you offending people is not even the issue

Posted on: February 18, 2020 at 15:29:22 CT
4TigersinMichigan MU
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How can a word only be offensive if it passes over the vocal chords of a person of a certain ethnicity. Can you provide one other example where this is the case? How can the offensiveness of a word change based on nothing but the DNA of the person speaking the word?
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A professional soccer coach was forced out for - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/18 14:50:58
     As long as he didn’t say it during the anthem(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 2/18 16:32:44
          With his mic on. (nm) - JeffB MU - 2/18 19:38:43
     context is important (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 2/18 15:07:38
          Makes a lot of sense. I have Latino friends who call each - glue MU - 2/18 15:47:31
               The concept of what you describe makes zero sense, - GA Tiger MU - 2/18 16:38:53
     I see your faux outrage is peaking as usual (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 2/18 15:06:44
          Once again, a sane poster is said to be OUTRAGED when he - hokie VT - 2/18 15:25:30
               did you miss the word faux? (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 2/18 15:29:14
                    Oh please. Libs, liars and weaklings always do that. They - hokie VT - 2/18 15:33:39
                         did you miss that I'm not MBS? (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 2/18 15:41:14
                              My error. But why did you feel the need to jump in, - hokie VT - 2/18 15:51:23
                                   What was idiotic about my statement. This is a dumb - MrBlueSky MU - 2/18 15:56:06
                                   wut? - SwampTiger MU - 2/18 15:53:57
                              I'll say (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 2/18 15:50:35
                                   ha (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 2/18 15:54:08
          No, context wasn’t important - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/18 15:12:11
               Context is important, of course. - MrBlueSky MU - 2/18 15:50:22
          instead of peaking you should say crowning (nm) - lqf2b8 MU - 2/18 15:08:30
     lesbos get a free pass on the word cvnt - lqf2b8 MU - 2/18 15:00:18
          Except that cvnt punt chick a few years back - mizzouSECedes STL - 2/18 15:18:02
     Yes...it is called understanding your surroundings and - meatiger MU - 2/18 14:54:17
          Lol(nm) - Panthera MU - 2/18 14:57:45
          Since you apparently cannot answer a question - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/18 14:57:38
               And there's this. What if you can't see who's talking? Link - hokie VT - 2/18 15:11:19
                    Imagine the confusion not knowing if you should be - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/18 15:13:14
                         And you can't laugh until you know... nm - hokie VT - 2/18 15:15:12
               to me it is called common courtesy - meatiger MU - 2/18 15:06:33
                    It's not common courtesy for anyone to say that word (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 2/18 15:17:09
                    It must be tough for you. If you're talking with - hokie VT - 2/18 15:14:08
                         Muslims aren't offended by Christianity - ashtray UF - 2/18 16:28:45
                              Many are deeply offended by some of the teachings of - JeffB MU - 2/18 19:43:33
                         this sounds like the start - meatiger MU - 2/18 15:30:37
                              Only when talking with intelligent people. nm - hokie VT - 2/18 15:36:56
                    Oh, I understand their feelings. I don’t need to ask - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/18 15:10:55
                         probably becuae of perceived intent - meatiger MU - 2/18 15:15:38
                              But in this case, a white coach was singing lyrics to a song - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/18 15:21:54
                                   I have not defended it - meatiger MU - 2/18 15:25:30
                                        But you offending people is not even the issue - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/18 15:29:22
                                             being offended is a choice - ashtray UF - 2/18 16:30:29
                                                  being offensive is also a choice - meatiger MU - 2/18 16:49:41
                                                       those people need to pull up their panties and quit - ashtray UF - 2/18 16:58:40
                                             Quite easily - meatiger MU - 2/18 15:32:14
                                                  So what is the context where whites are free to - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/18 15:35:51
                                                       no idea - meatiger MU - 2/18 15:38:49
                                                            So basically after all this, your response to my OP - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/18 15:44:46
                                                                 RE: So basically after all this, your response to my OP - meatiger MU - 2/18 15:49:30
                                                                      Blacks have a different culture. Interesting. nm - hokie VT - 2/18 15:53:15
                                                                           There are many different group cultures - meatiger MU - 2/18 16:04:38
               ...And what if the offended party cannot see the race of the - hokie VT - 2/18 14:58:55
                    If a black person reads the n word do they then - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/18 15:00:36
                         ...and who invented the word? Probably a white democrat. nm - hokie VT - 2/18 15:02:01
          hogwash (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/18 14:57:25
          Good point. We must all know exactly who is in attendance, - hokie VT - 2/18 14:56:43
     If he is mixed race does he say nig, or ger? nm - hokie VT - 2/18 14:53:54




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