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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
Caine said:
I haven't...

You are assuming that I am assuming that Ive seen everything.
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If you know you haven't seen everything, why on Earth would you assume that what you've seen is indicative of some larger context like a research study would be?
 
Except in a moment of weakness, I never say it...
I try to be better than that, I wish my parents to be proud of me, as their ghosts keep tabs on me....
What good does it do to denigrate others ?
 
Tucker Case said:
I see your incompetence with the English language also extends to not understanding the purpose of quotation marks.

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and still, after all your whining and crying for "proof", I notice you still haven't provided any proof whatsoever to back up your claim that started this whole line of arguement. color me....not surprised
 
What's so odd is that the N-word did not start out as a derogatory remark. Years ago on the old sailing ships, the room where all the gears for the boat were contained was called the Nig. The person who operated this room was actually a highly respected person on the ship and the majority of the people who were qualified to work the room were black. Now, does anyone want to take a wild stab as to what the person who worked the Nig was called? How the word has been degraded over the years is beyond me, but it's just like the work "gay". At one time the word used to mean "happy". Now it has been degraded to mean "homosexual".
 
OscarB63 said:
and still, after all your whining and crying for "proof", I notice you still haven't provided any proof whatsoever to back up your claim that started this whole line of arguement. color me....not surprised
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The claim that it is groups, not individuals, that have chips on their shoulders?

IS that the claim that you wish to have proof of?
 
Tucker Case said:
The claim that it is groups, not individuals, that have chips on their shoulders?

IS that the claim that you wish to have proof of?
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yes....prove it
 
Tucker Case said:
If you know you haven't seen everything, why on Earth would you assume that what you've seen is indicative of some larger context like a research study would be?
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I don't base my own opinions off of what research studies find. Everyone has an agenda.
What I see is what I see.

I have, on many occasions, noticed an extreme lack of situational information from said "research" that is needed in order to make the data have meaning. (For example, I had a debate with someone who brought up the "blacks get more prison time" argument. And they had data that showed this to be true. However, their data said nothing of the aggravating factors found by the judge in those cases, these aggravating factors are what DETERMINE the LENGTH of a sentence. Without that, the data means nothing, it has a hole the size of a freight train running right through it.)
 
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Caine said:
I don't base my own opinions off of what research studies find. Everyone has an agenda.
What I see is what I see.

I have, on many occasions, noticed an extreme lack of situational information from said "research" that is needed in order to make the data have meaning. (For example, I had a debate with someone who brought up the "blacks get more prison time" argument. And they had data that showed this to be true. However, their data said nothing of the aggravating factors found by the judge in those cases, these aggravating factors are what DETERMINE the LENGTH of a sentence. Without that, the data means nothing, it has a hole the size of a freight train running right through it.)
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like debating welfare and someone brings up the fact that there are more whites on welfare than blacks. without also mentioning the fact that there are around 8X as many whites in the country.

that's why I put little stock in most of these alleged scientific studies. you can pretty much manipulate raw data to give the results you want in most cases.
 
Caine said:
I don't base my own opinions off of what research studies find. Everyone has an agenda.
What I see is what I see.

I have, on many occasions, noticed an extreme lack of situational information from said "research" that is needed in order to make the data have meaning. (For example, I had a debate with someone who brought up the "blacks get more prison time" argument. And they had data that showed this to be true. However, their data said nothing of the aggravating factors found by the judge in those cases, these aggravating factors are what DETERMINE the LENGTH of a sentence. Without that, the data means nothing, it has a hole the size of a freight train running right through it.)
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Have you ever heard of "controling for variables"?
 
Tucker Case said:
Easy. Ethnic groups are not homogenous in their behavior, beliefs, and actions.
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which does nothing to prove that "groups have chips on their shoulders". try again
 
OscarB63 said:
so now you are denying that you claimed "groups have chips on their shoulders" ?
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I didn't claim that.

Again, your complete and total incompetence with the English language has caused you to go astray. Look back at what I wrote and then get someone else to read and explain it to you.
 
Tucker Case said:
Who said anything about polls?
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excue me, your blind faith in studies is surprising. it is just as easy to manipulate data in a study as it is a poll. I've worked in research for 12 years. seen it done far too often.
 
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OscarB63 said:
excue me, your blind faith in studies is surprising. it is just as easy to manipulate data in a study as it is a poll.
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Not blind faith at all. I read the studies and then analyze their methodology prior to making a determination about it. Had you actually worked in research, you'd know how to do that.

I've worked in research for 12 years. seen it done far too often.
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If you had really worked in research, you'd know it was far different from polls. Therefore, I choose to reject this as more made-up nonsense (or as you would call it, "opinion") from you.
 
Tucker Case said:
Not blind faith at all. I read the studies and then analyze their methodology prior to making a determination about it. Had you actually worked in research, you'd know how to do that.



If you had really worked in research, you'd know it was far different from polls. Therefore, I choose to reject this as more made-up nonsense (or as you would call it, "opinion") from you.
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and now you resort to calling me a liar. very nice.

oh wait...since you didn't actually say the words "you are a liar" you didn't do it. just like you never insinuated that apdst was a "nigger"
 
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OscarB63 said:
and now you resort to calling me a liar. very nice.
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I'm saying that I choose the stance of disbelief with regard to your claim. This stance is based on the evidence at my disposal which, in my opinion, stongly implies that the claim is unworthy of belief.

That would mean that it is my opinion that the claim is a lie.

I know that my opinion may be inaccurate, which is why I do not call you a liar. If I was stating a fact that I could prove, however, I would make such a claim.

But an actual reasearcher would know that research is far different from a poll. They'd also know how to analyze the methodology of a study in order to make an educated judgement of that study.

oh wait...since you didn't actually say the words "you are a liar" you didn't do it. just like you never insinuated that apdst was a "nigger"
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You really should stop trusting your opinions of what other people are saying until you aquire a stronger command of the English language.

If I was trying to call someone a name, I would just do so and immediately report my own post.
 
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