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Get White Boy Drunk: Is That Racist?

White Boy Drunk: Racist or Not?


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When? And how typical do you honestly think this is that a white person is going to use this word to describe a black person? Especially a white person below the age of 40 or 50.

It does not matter, that is NOT what you asked. It is also not relevant to my initial response. I also stated that recently I have not. Don't know how you missed that.

Since this was a comment referring to my direct experience, the answer is kind of lacking.

How? The dictionary and my ears say your statement is not true, period.

It is not a common racial slur and is most likely used more, especially nowdays, by blacks than it is whites.

Origins of Racist Terms

So again JUST LIKE I SAID it is still a racial term.

Racial Slurs Database

The overall point is that few, and fewer every day, white people use the word jigaboo. You could probably blame that on the education/intelligence level of those who would use such derogatory words against another person to begin with. My bet is it is just easier for some ignorant racist white person to use the n word than to use other words. Everyone knows that the n word is derogatory, some might not get that jigaboo is.

It kinda reminds me of the word "kaffir". I think it was on here or perhaps some other site a couple of years ago that someone said that it was racist and there were lots of people that had no clue that it was a racial term because it is mainly used in South Africa. The only reason I knew it was is because I love the Lethal Weapon movies, and the Dutch guy says it to Murtaugh (Danny Glover). The context and reaction inferred the racial connotations, not any prior knowledge of the word.

So I say again your comment had little to do with the actual conversation and it is STILL a racial slur. Does not matter that is is winding down etc. Had nothing to do with my comments.
 
What about the term sista? Me and black girlfriends call each other sister all the time. I am known as the white or light sister and sister from another mister. It is all in good fun and no hate just love:)

it's fairly common for the guys I ride with to call me Brother, and most of them are white. It doesn't offend me, I don't see why it would. The opposite is true, actually.
 
If he had said "Get injun drunk" would it have been racist? It implies a stereotype...it's racist.

Some people feel that there is always some truth in sterotypes. What do you think?
 
What makes you think that any still do? Because they straighten their hair? White women do that...because they braid their hair? white women do that too....you are confusing cosmetics with racism and self loathing...or at least the source of the self loathing.

Why do some people still use term nappy or hate on each other over "bad" hair? There have even been childrens books written for little black children to love their own natural hair. There was a movie made about it.
 
What about the term sista? Me and black girlfriends call each other sister all the time. I am known as the white or light sister and sister from another mister. It is all in good fun and no hate just love:)
Oddly...Ive never heard anyone get upset over the sista thing...except some foolishness over Sista Souljah...I think people wuz skeered by the way she said her name or some such thing. hell...I just figured she never learnt her letters none too good...
 
It does not matter, that is NOT what you asked. It is also not relevant to my initial response. I also stated that recently I have not. Don't know how you missed that.

How is this not relevant? My initial argument was, and it still is, that the term "jigaboo" is much more commonly used by blacks than it is by whites. Whether it is used by black people in a derogatory fashion or not, I have no clue. I know at least one guy on the internet has adopted it as part of his internet name, Jigaboo Jones.

How? The dictionary and my ears say your statement is not true, period.

Your ears, nor the dictionary, can honestly say whether my own experience is true or not, which is what the original statement was. Here, I'll show you again.

I think I may have heard this word before this particular topic, but it certainly was not in any racist way.
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I was commenting on my direct experiences, from what I can remember, with this word. You, nor the dictionary, have any way to know in what context I heard this word first. Heck, I can barely remember myself. I'm almost certain it was on a movie.

So again JUST LIKE I SAID it is still a racial term.

And, as I have been saying, not one frequently used by whites. Especially not whites that are under the age of 40, perhaps even 50.

My source agrees with me that it does not seem to be mainly whites using this derogatory term.

So I say again your comment had little to do with the actual conversation and it is STILL a racial slur. Does not matter that is is winding down etc. Had nothing to do with my comments.

It has plenty to do with it, since your source claims

Used mainly by whites to disparage black people.

which from my source and experience, is not true. Our sources obviously conflict, which is why I was asking you questions about your own experience with the word recently. And my questioning has to do with how often you have heard this used by whites today against blacks, which should have been followed by how often you may have heard a black person use this particular term, whether in a derogatory fashion or not, because it shows that if blacks are using this term more than whites in any way today, then currently it is not true that the word is "used mainly by whites to disparage black people".
 
What if someone said, "Ima get black girl skinny"?
 
How is this not relevant? My initial argument was, and it still is, that the term "jigaboo" is much more commonly used by blacks than it is by whites. Whether it is used by black people in a derogatory fashion or not, I have no clue. I know at least one guy on the internet has adopted it as part of his internet name, Jigaboo Jones.



Your ears, nor the dictionary, can honestly say whether my own experience is true or not, which is what the original statement was. Here, I'll show you again.

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I was commenting on my direct experiences, from what I can remember, with this word. You, nor the dictionary, have any way to know in what context I heard this word first. Heck, I can barely remember myself. I'm almost certain it was on a movie.



And, as I have been saying, not one frequently used by whites. Especially not whites that are under the age of 40, perhaps even 50.

My source agrees with me that it does not seem to be mainly whites using this derogatory term.



It has plenty to do with it, since your source claims



which from my source and experience, is not true. Our sources obviously conflict, which is why I was asking you questions about your own experience with the word recently. And my questioning has to do with how often you have heard this used by whites today against blacks, which should have been followed by how often you may have heard a black person use this particular term, whether in a derogatory fashion or not, because it shows that if blacks are using this term more than whites in any way today, then currently it is not true that the word is "used mainly by whites to disparage black people".

You are absolutely wrong here. I did not say anything about it being recent and you did not bother to read the rest of the definitions from my source.

I am almost 49, and I have heard it used as even YOUR OWN reference says.

You are trying to change goal posts here.

I am not playing. Everything I said is true as is the article.

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What if someone said, "Ima get black girl skinny"?
I would assume they mean some sorta malnourished "Ethiopian" type of physique seeing as the average black girl portrayed on TV (and the TV is viewed often) is a thick booty'd biotch. And the average of my experience is all I have to go by.

Or seeing as I am white and black girl skinny would be normal looking too me "sorry I havent seen many anorexic black girls...." /sarcasm
 
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Some people feel that there is always some truth in sterotypes. What do you think?

If you look hard enough, you'll find an example of the stereotype...but it will usually apply outside the intended race, too.
 
Why do some people still use term nappy or hate on each other over "bad" hair? There have even been childrens books written for little black children to love their own natural hair. There was a movie made about it.

For the same reason penis size is a point of contention. The hair thing is more of a womens thing though, I'm no expert.
 
For the same reason penis size is a point of contention. The hair thing is more of a womens thing though, I'm no expert.

I actually knew a white guy on the ship who was embarrassed about how big his penis was. Of course, it probably had a lot to do with the other guys telling all the women in the department about its size. I kinda felt bad for the guy because he was really nice and really shy, but you could tell that he had to work really hard to not punch the other guys when they even mentioned penises at all. And in an engine room, for some reason, penises come up a lot ... during conversation that is.
 
I actually knew a white guy on the ship who was embarrassed about how big his penis was. Of course, it probably had a lot to do with the other guys telling all the women in the department about its size. I kinda felt bad for the guy because he was really nice and really shy, but you could tell that he had to work really hard to not punch the other guys when they even mentioned penises at all. And in an engine room, for some reason, penises come up a lot ... during conversation that is.

Man how times have changed...when I was in the military we had girly things come up ALL the time....and no one every broached others penis size...it was all about the females....
 
Man how times have changed...when I was in the military we had girly things come up ALL the time....and no one every broached others penis size...it was all about the females....

Well, I guess things have changed since WWII....
 
Crazy Crackers Talkin' 'bout Penises.....
 
For the same reason penis size is a point of contention. The hair thing is more of a womens thing though, I'm no expert.

I think it still happens in black community as I still hear folks say things about good hair, bad hair, nappy hair etc. Is it usually women? Sure but males are not excluded. I think it is sad as do not want small children feeling bad about their natural hair or their skin tone.
 
I think it still happens in black community as I still hear folks say things about good hair, bad hair, nappy hair etc. Is it usually women? Sure but males are not excluded. I think it is sad as do not want small children feeling bad about their natural hair or their skin tone.

Probably should take that up with Revlon and Vogue...
 
it's fairly common for the guys I ride with to call me Brother, and most of them are white. It doesn't offend me, I don't see why it would. The opposite is true, actually.
Ride safe Brother!
 
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