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]Barack_America
(28,876 posts)56. Yeah. Seems pretty obvious to me.
I'm confused by the confusion.
Black = thug = n---er
White = troublemaker = hooligan
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