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Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet. [W:38:54]

Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

"Redneck" isn't a racial slur.
How so? Have you ever heard of anyone but a poor white person called a redneck? Do you know the origin of the term?
 
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How is it that the bolded statement isn't racist when if I said "Real Housewives of Atlanta's demographics are n*****s and people of low income" I would be infracted on this website for that and everyone on here would attack me for it. Can you explain that? And I don't want to hear the excuse that they call themselves rednecks. Black people call themselves n***a all the time but it still isn't cool if I say it.

Rednecks and people of low income aren't races. Actually, if you knew what they were, rednecks fit well within people of low income. It's actually a slang term for poor southern farmers who happen to white and not white people in general. Your feigned outrage is noted though.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

How is it that the bolded statement isn't racist when if I said "Real Housewives of Atlanta's demographics are n*****s and people of low income" I would be infracted on this website for that and everyone on here would attack me for it. Can you explain that? And I don't want to hear the excuse that they call themselves rednecks. Black people call themselves n***a all the time but it still isn't cool if I say it.

Rednecks ever had to sit at the back of the bus? Have they ever been enslaved and bought and sold? Have they ever been forced to go to different schools? Have they ever had to use separate water fountains and bathrooms? Have they ever been systematically denied the right to vote?

That is the difference between using the term redneck and the n-word.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

Rednecks ever had to sit at the back of the bus? Have they ever been enslaved and bought and sold? Have they ever been forced to go to different schools? Have they ever had to use separate water fountains and bathrooms? Have they ever been systematically denied the right to vote?

Black rednecks have, sure.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

Black rednecks have, sure.

I know a lot of black rednecks. Most black Southern rappers take pride in their redneckishness.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

How so? Have you ever heard of anyone but a poor white person called a redneck? Do you know the origin of the term?

I never paid much attention. You know you're a redneck when . . .

1. You think "loading the dishwasher" means getting your wife drunk.

2. You ever cut your grass and found a car.

3. You own a home that is mobile and 5 cars that aren't.

4. You think the stock market has a fence around it.

5. Your stereo speakers used to belong to the Drive-in Theater.

6. Your boat has not left the drive-way in 15 years.

7. You own a homemade fur coat.

8. Chiggers are included on your list of top 5 hygiene concerns.

9. You burn your yard rather than mow it.

10. Your wife has ever said, "Come move this transmission so I can take a bath"

11. You read the Auto Trader with a highlight pen.

12. The Salvation Army declines your mattress.

13. You've ever raked leaves in your kitchen.

14. Birds are attracted to your beard.

15. Your wife's job requires her to wear an orange vest.

16. You were shooting pool when any of your kids were born.

17. You have the local taxidermist's number on speed dial.

18. You've ever hit a deer with your car...deliberately.

19. Your school fight song was "Dueling Banjos"

20. You think a chain saw is a musical instrument.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

Rednecks ever had to sit at the back of the bus? Have they ever been enslaved and bought and sold? Have they ever been forced to go to different schools? Have they ever had to use separate water fountains and bathrooms? Have they ever been systematically denied the right to vote?

That is the difference between using the term redneck and the n-word.

Have you yourself ever done any of those thinga?
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

Rednecks and people of low income aren't races. Actually, if you knew what they were, rednecks fit well within people of low income. Your feigned outrage is noted though.

Rednecks ever had to sit at the back of the bus? Have they ever been enslaved and bought and sold? Have they ever been forced to go to different schools? Have they ever had to use separate water fountains and bathrooms? Have they ever been systematically denied the right to vote?

That is the difference between using the term redneck and the n-word.
Obviously none of you know the what the term means.
A) Redneck is in reference Irish slaves. If any of you know a person of Irish descent or are Irish/Scottish yourself, you know what happens to an Irishman's skin when exposed to the sun for a while. Hence, rednecks.
B) A black person cannot be a redneck because they're black. Simple as that. Their skin does not turn red.
C) Rednecks were frowned upon in the south due to the fact that they were viewed as no better than black slaves.

Some of you guys need to bone up on your history before you decide what you think is racist and what isn't. I find it funny that two terms that have the exact same origins are viewed so differently. Both were farm workers. Both were looked down upon by their "owners".
The Irish Slave Trade
But, if anyone, black or white, believes that slavery was only an African experience, then they’ve got it completely wrong.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

I never paid much attention. You know you're a redneck when . . .
Obviously. And if posted a list of "You know you're a n****r when...." I'd be booted off this site.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

Have you yourself ever done any of those thinga?

Of course not. I am white. This persecution complex by many social conservatives and members of the religious right is pathetic in my opinion. Moreover, it is a slap in the face to people that actually have faced persecution.
 
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Not because they were country. It was because they were black.

Correct, the state did indeed racially discriminate against blacks.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

I never paid much attention. You know you're a redneck when . . .

I swear, calling "redneck" a "racial slur" is absolutely ridiculous. Jeff Foxworthy sells out shows in the South by having himself and 3 of his closest friends call themselves rednecks for an hour. There are entire TV programs centered around the word "redneck". There are TV shows that thrive off redneck culture. Find me a single black comedian who could do that with nigger and get away with it. When's A&E gonna start shows about called Ghetto Dynasty? Lol. It'll center around the Thompson family. We'll follow Jermaine as he walks through the ghettos in Chicago, sells weed for the Vice Lords and then comes home to make koolaid & ketchup spaghetti.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

Obviously none of you know the what the term means.
A) Redneck is in reference Irish slaves. If any of you know a person of Irish descent or are Irish/Scottish yourself, you know what happens to an Irishman's skin when exposed to the sun for a while. Hence, rednecks.
B) A black person cannot be a redneck because they're black. Simple as that. Their skin does not turn red.
C) Rednecks were frowned upon in the south due to the fact that they were viewed as no better than black slaves.

Some of you guys need to bone up on your history before you decide what you think is racist and what isn't. I find it funny that two terms that have the exact same origins are viewed so differently. Both were farm workers. Both were looked down upon by their "owners".
The Irish Slave Trade

It matters what the term means now. The N-Word has always been a derogatory term that white's used for blacks. What redneck meant 200 years ago is not what it means today. The fact is, as I stated earlier, its not the same thing. I grew up in the rural south. Many people would have called me a redneck when I grew up. However, I never faced systematic discrimination because of it. That is the difference.
 
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Of course not. I am white. This persecution complex by many social conservatives and members of the religious right is pathetic in my opinion. Moreover, it is a slap in the face to people that actually have faced persecution.

You speak of slaps in the face as you proudly display a picture depicting a nun lighting a bong for your avatar? Ironic.
 
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Obviously. And if posted a list of "You know you're a n****r when...." I'd be booted off this site.

Yes, you would. That's the point. Nigger is a racial slur. Redneck is not.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

Yes, you would. That's the point. Nigger is a racial slur.

It is a racial slur sometimes, entirely dependent on the race of the speaker (or so the argument goes).
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

It matters what the term means now. The N-Word has always been a derogatory term that white's used for blacks. What redneck meant 200 years ago is not what it means today. The fact is, as I stated earlier, its not the same thing. I grew up in the rural south. Many people would have called me a redneck when I grew up. However, I never faced systematic discrimination because of it. That is the difference.
So n****r should be good. Black people call themselves n***a so it's cool right?
The N word has the same origins as the R word. The difference is that our society wants to play the PC game and say one racist term is cool and one is not. I am not disputing the fact that blacks faced enormous amounts of discrimination. Nor am I attempting to trivialize that. I am bringing attention to the fact that our society has deemed it ok to use one racial slur and not another. I grew up in the rural south as well. Many times I can remember doing things as a kid like throwing rocks at dogs, etc and being told by my parents, grandparents, and neighbors "Stop acting like a redneck". It's a derogatory term that has been made ok by idiots like Foxworthy who don't even know what it feels like to work.
Further, my grandfather and great-grandfather are of Scotch-Irish descent. They were the poorest of the poor and treated like dirt. My great-grandfather wasn't allowed to be ordained as a minister and his children weren't allowed in the market. They had to go around back to get bread and other staples. Whether you want to believe it or not, the fact is there were white people that received the same treatment as blacks.
 
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Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

It is a racial slur sometimes, entirely dependent on the race of the speaker (or so the argument goes).
Exactly.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

You speak of slaps in the face as you proudly display a picture depicting a nun lighting a bong for your avatar? Ironic.

I was unaware that pot smoking nuns faced systematic discrimination...
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

Yes, you would. That's the point. Nigger is a racial slur. Redneck is not.
How many black/brown people have you met with a red neck?
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

This is one you just mark up in the "stupid people saying stupid things" category...and yeah...you are in the public eye, you are probably going to lose your job over it.
 
Re: Woman fired for Aids Africa tweet.

Yes, you would. That's the point. Nigger is a racial slur. Redneck is not.
Both words can be both slang used amongst boys or a derogatory and racist terms.
 
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