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The Tabooed N-Word

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  • I say it often; and I mean it.

    Votes: 1 1.8%

  • I say it sometimes; and I mean it

    Votes: 2 3.5%

  • I say in infrequently; and I mean it

    Votes: 6 10.5%

  • I say it often; but in a joking manner

    Votes: 2 3.5%

  • I say it sometimes; but in a joking manner

    Votes: 4 7.0%

  • I say it infrequently; but in a joking manner

    Votes: 10 17.5%

  • It spontaneous/ Never know when I may say it

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I never say it

    Votes: 32 56.1%
  • Total voters
    57
StillBallin75 said:
"black" isn't offensive.
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Depends on who you're talking to. I remember when it was ok to say, "colored", oh but don't say that **** now! You'll have hand-ringers pissing in their panties over it.
 
apdst said:
When I was a kid, a boy at school called me a nigger. It hurt my feelings more than anything. I told my dad about it. He told me that I was only a nigger if I acted like a nigger, otherwise, don't worry about it when some dumbass calls me a nigger.

I was in my 20's before I realized what he meant. I learned that there are alotta niggers in the world and they ain't all black.

It's the niggers in the world that make life tough for the rest of us black folks. Every time we get something good going, a nigger comes along and ****s it up for us. Or, some white Liberal do-gooder.
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How do you specifically define the word?
 
apdst said:
Depends on who you're talking to. I remember when it was ok to say, "colored", oh but don't say that **** now! You'll have hand-ringers pissing in their panties over it.
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I don't view "colored" or "Negroes" as racist. Just old-school.
 
StillBallin75 said:
I don't view "colored" or "Negroes" as racist. Just old-school.
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My BC says, "race, or color". Under that it says, "black".

I never really considered myself all that old-school, till now. Thanks!! :rofl
 
lewstherin said:
it obviously was to somebody. and if "black" isn't offensive, then why is "negro", which is just a spanish derivative of the word "black", offensive?
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I'm young but I don't recall when the word "Negro" was ever considered an offensive term.
 
apdst said:
"a worthless ass person who is a discredit to his own people".
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Well in that definition it wouldn't be racist. However, for many people they view it as the original definition of a derogatory term towards people of African decent. I really do hate political correctness, and I think it's stupid when people get all up in arms over the use of the word in a joking manner (yet have no problem with terms like white-trash or chink being used). However, it still carries racial connotations that can be deeply offensive.
 
lewstherin said:
yeah, but these definitions keep changing and changing. take the "black" experience, for example.
at 1st, they were called "niggers" here. the pc crowd decided "nigger" was offensive. we then went to "colored". the coloreds were
happy with that. then some PC moron comes along and says....no..."colored" is offensive. we want the black man to be called "negro".
so then the black man was happy with that. and then another PC twerp comes along and says........no, "negro" is offensive.
then we went to "black". and the blacks were happy with that. but noooooooooooooo....then some driveling moron comes around and says
no...."black" is offensive. we then went to "african american"...whatever the hell that means.
sooooooooooooooooooo.......what's next? how long will it be before "african american" becomes offensive and we have to switch out again?
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Nigger is a racial epithet - it's not a matter of PC. There are words in every language that are meant as insults some of those insults are based in race, "nigger" is one of those words. This has nothing to do with political correctness, it has to do with the definition and use of the term.
 
StillBallin75 said:
I'm young but I don't recall when the word "Negro" was ever considered an offensive term.
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oh. well...just conduct yourself an experiment. walk around downtown baltimore and address every black person you see as a "negro".
see what kind of reactions you get.
 
I've used it with exaggerated consonants before, as a play on my own nerdiness. Seriously, though? No. The only manner in which "nigger" can be used seriously, provided you aren't trying to be ghetto, is as an insult. I can think of much more clever insults. It's like saying "You... you... black person!!" except in the most unsophisticated way you can think of. Insults based on physical appearance are pretty lame. If I want to insult someone, I can certainly do better than that.

That said, I think people get far too worked up about it. It's just a word. True, it's a somewhat tasteless word - like the vulgar version of what a school yard bully might say. But it's just a word. Referring to it as "the N-word" is a bit over the top. Nigger. Nigger. Nigger. Look. No one died.

I feel the same about "retard," and all other manner of vulgarities, both mainstream and taboo. The idea of an off-limits word just strikes me as silly.
 
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digsbe said:
Well in that definition it wouldn't be racist.
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I don't care if a person is offended by my use of it, or not. If they don't like it, then they are more than welcome to do something about it.


However, for many people they view it as the original definition of a derogatory term towards people of African decent.
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Those people are politically correct brainwashed idiots, too.

I really do hate political correctness, and I think it's stupid when people get all up in arms over the use of the word in a joking manner (yet have no problem with terms like white-trash or chink being used).
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I couldn't agree more.


However, it still carries racial connotations that can be deeply offensive.
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All I have to say about that is, "tough ****!". Or, "stop acting like a nigger and you want get treated like a nigger". It's very seldom that I'm treated like a nigger and for my trouble I'm accused of being an, "Uncle Tom", or a, "race traitor", or of, "acting white". You shoulda seen what happened when I joined the, "High School Republicans for Reagan". I was in a fist fight, everyday over that crap.
 
theplaydrive said:
Nigger is a racial epithet - it's not a matter of PC. There are words in every language that are meant as insults some of those insults are based in race, "nigger" is one of those words. This has nothing to do with political correctness, it has to do with the definition and use of the term.
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It has everything to do with PC, don't kid yourself.
 
I don't normally insult people. When I do, I want it to sting. Generic slurs aren't nasty enough for my purposes.
 
lewstherin said:
i don't believe the people who say they've never said it. like the thread title says....it's one of those "taboo" words.
everyone has said it just to hear themselves say it.
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I can count on one hand and have fingers left over after counting all the times I've said it in my life. I didn't say it to hear it, just repeated it after my mother said don't ever use it. My brother had said it after school one day and she was horrified. I can't say when was the last time I said it or in what context. It's just a vile word, filled with hatred.
 
Gina said:
I can count on one hand and have fingers left over after counting all the times I've said it in my life. I didn't say it to hear it, just repeated it after my mother said don't ever use it. My brother had said it after school one day and she was horrified. I can't say when was the last time I said it or in what context. It's just a vile word, filled with hatred.
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yeah. you've said it. that's all i was making a point about. did you vote that you never said it?
 
apdst said:
Actually, in the real world, it's not, but whatever.
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You're trying to tell me that nigger is offensive because of political correctness. that's ridiculous.
 
why do race threads always turn into the twilight zone?
 
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