Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Baltimore Councilman to CNN Host: ‘Just Call Them N--gers’ [View all]No need to find a label to put on them. They already have enough labels. They are sad, miserable, poor, black, overlooked, underfunded, labeled, despised, forgotten, beat down, abused, lied to, crapped on, jacked up against a wall, fatherless victims of the drug war, judged, fined, kicked...
Why do you feel the need to call those desperate souls names? Are their lives not harsh enough for you yet? Call them what you will, but at least you noticed them. Finally they got noticed.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
57 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Isn't he saying that the host might as well call them the n-word if she's going to call them thugs?
cyberswede
Apr 2015
#6
I don't know which is more offensive--the word itself or insulting our
Liberal_Stalwart71
Apr 2015
#29
The main cause of all this rioting is police are killing black people at will. Wouldn't you be
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2015
#24
I don't agree with your opinion that's it's racist, does that make me racist?
Ohio4theWin
Apr 2015
#35
is it used by a majority-brown European media to denigrate minority-white people?
Scootaloo
Apr 2015
#34
Thug is the predominate dog whistle word for AAs and Hispanics now. It's the word Freepers use
Monk06
Apr 2015
#50
It's odd that after tens of thousands of years, we still expect that the oppressed
LanternWaste
Apr 2015
#9
I think it's collective PTSD, just keep returning to the trauma. We keep unconsciously returning
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2015
#36