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In reply to the discussion: Bill Maher Uses Racial Slur on Real Time [View all]Chemisse
(30,824 posts)40. Unfortunately, the use of this word by AAs perpetuates it.
Black kids 'own' it by using it with each other. White kids think that's pretty cool, so they use it as well, apparently without backlash, in mixed-race groups of friends.
And that would be fine if its negative connotation had dissipated at the same time. But it hasn't. There is way too much racism for this word to become defused and mainstreamed anytime soon.
In the meantime, trying to police the word (only AAs can use it without condemnation) is going to be a constant struggle.
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For reasons of great historical importance, white people cannot use the n-word.
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2017
#2
It's not up to white America to dictate what black Americans do with the n-word.
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Jun 2017
#7
by white people? Blacks are going to tell them not to use it and then they wont?
lunasun
Jun 2017
#141
funny story. Someone needs to figure out an equally patronizing come back to the N word
yurbud
Jun 2017
#137
People have the right to be offended, just as you have the right to not be offended.
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2017
#9
That may be the way things are, but frankly no one should use the n-word, or other ethnic or
still_one
Jun 2017
#93
At least not until reparations have been made and paid for all the stolen
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2017
#65
No, in another article the distinction was made a big deal. I Shouldve mentioned that.
7962
Jun 2017
#98
There can be a difference between fetishism and equality in romantic interests.
politicat
Jun 2017
#85
He's a white guy making a joke about slavery. Which means, if he isn't a racist,
pnwmom
Jun 2017
#25
And this reaction on our side is why ... we lose. We eat our own. But "they" will NEVER do so ...
mr_lebowski
Jun 2017
#18
Thank you for one of the few posts on this thread that doesn't make me cringe.
scarletwoman
Jun 2017
#149
It's pretty much the definition of selfish, so yeah. And spare me the Liberatarian accusations
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#111
George Carlin is still the standard bearer about why the left keeps screwing this up
Blue_Adept
Jun 2017
#30
Here we go... Another issue pushed by Republican influenced press to incite Liberal infighting.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2017
#31
Yeah, there's no way a Republican would use any sort of racial code wording.
Blue_Adept
Jun 2017
#70
Could have ridiculed GOPer Ahole without that. Still like Maher, but that was a bad moment.
Hoyt
Jun 2017
#62
Side note, but Sasse is a partiularly vile specimen of charlatan, calling
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2017
#68
I noticed it at the time, it was inappropriate but shouoldn't be a career ender.
Lil Missy
Jun 2017
#87
I saw the "N word" spray painted on the side of a building downtown. Was it racist?
Binkie The Clown
Jun 2017
#116
Good points. We think of who might be harmed in the quest for the perfect zinger.
deurbano
Jun 2017
#133
I'm African American. I watched the video so I could understand the context
underthematrix
Jun 2017
#126
I see. So you just generally don't like him, no matter what he does. So you're not able to judge
Honeycombe8
Jun 2017
#153