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Creepy Ass Cracker.... Racist or no? [W:329/550]

Is the phrase "Creepy Ass Cracker" Racist?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 49 62.8%
  • No!

    Votes: 14 17.9%
  • I blame Whitey!

    Votes: 8 10.3%
  • Other

    Votes: 7 9.0%

  • Total voters
    78
Are you being obtuse or are you actually this dumb?

Umm....

Shouldn't we be striving for TRUE equality in the USA?

I excuse nothing based on the past........ we'll never reach equality that way.
 
Incorrect.

Racial bigotry has only to do with personal discrimination based on race. Racism has to do with a system of oppression and prejudice based on racial bigotry.

Again you are incorrect.Look up any dictionary.



Racism | Define Racism at Dictionary.com

rac·ism

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noun 1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.

2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.

3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.




https://www.google.com/search?q=racism+definition&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:eek:fficial&client=firefox-a

[h=3]rac·ism[/h]/ˈrāˌsizəm/
Noun

  1. The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, esp. so as to distinguish it as...
  2. Prejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a different race based on such a belief.



 
So in other words you are using a made up definition of racism instead of the actual definition of racism.

He wants to make sure we maintain the notion that ONLY whites can be racist.
 
So Obama has my back if I call you a nigger?

That is what you are saying.

That's not what I'm saying. I don't think Obama approves of racial slurs. I think a meaningful percentage of Americans do in regard to blacks thus creating a system of oppression and privilege.
 
No. He's arguing that the only definition of racism that matters is that which is in the dictionary.

No, he's saying that even the source ecofarm linked to for his own personal definition of racism didn't back up his claim. No one is saying that dictionaries are the only acceptable source for defining words, we are (or at least I am) saying that creating unilateral definitions of words just to suit your argument is an unacceptable way of defining words for the purposes of debating, especially if your own sources contradict your definition.
 
Again you are incorrect.Look up any dictionary.



Racism | Define Racism at Dictionary.com

rac·ism

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noun 1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.

2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.

3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.




https://www.google.com/search?q=racism+definition&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:eek:fficial&client=firefox-a

[h=3]rac·ism[/h]/ˈrāˌsizəm/
Noun

  1. The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, esp. so as to distinguish it as...
  2. Prejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a different race based on such a belief.





You can mentally masturbate over posting dictionary definitions all day. It doesn't make you any more correct.
 
He wants to make sure we maintain the notion that ONLY whites can be racist.

In the sociological (meaningful) sense (given US context), the part I bolded is true.
 
Umm....

Shouldn't we be striving for TRUE equality in the USA?

I excuse nothing based on the past........ we'll never reach equality that way.

if you mean equity under the law...absolutely, however we are not all equal , physically, socially or economically and no one should try to make us that way thru the power of government.

anyone who works to achieve equality in those last 3 things, does not understand liberty........

this comment is not aimed at you..:)
 
That's not what I'm saying. I don't think Obama approves of racial slurs. I think a meaningful percentage of Americans do in regard to blacks thus creating a system of oppression and privilege.

The use of a word is oppressive?

Cry me a ****ing river.

There is no such thing as "white privilege" any more than there is "oppression" in a the name calling of a word.

The supporters of such "privilege" theories take the richest white family and compare it to the poorest black family while ignoring the rich blacks and poor whites in between.

Its a ****ing Shadow Dance.... "Hey look over here and ignore all of that **** that proves me wrong"
 
The title says it all.... do you believe calling someone a "Creepy Ass Cracker" is racist???????

If a non white says it about a white yes it is. If it is a white saying in sarcastically to their white friend then no.
 
You can mentally masturbate over posting dictionary definitions all day. It doesn't make you any more correct.

Actually it does make me correct.If you are going to claim what a word means then you most certainly need to cite a dictionary.
 
Umm....

Shouldn't we be striving for TRUE equality in the USA?

I excuse nothing based on the past........ we'll never reach equality that way.


So you really are that dumb.
 
The use of a word is oppressive?

Cry me a ****ing river.

There is no such thing as "white privilege" any more than there is "oppression" in a the name calling of a word.

The supporters of such "privilege" theories take the richest white family and compare it to the poorest black family while ignoring the rich blacks and poor whites in between.

Its a ****ing Shadow Dance.... "Hey look over here and ignore all of that **** that proves me wrong"

Allow me to try to make this simple:

If a black guy says "whites are all bad", there is no sociological implications (in the US, of course, is our context). The words have no significance institutionally or otherwise. It's someone pissing in the wind.

If a white guy says "blacks are all bad", there are sociological implications. His words are backed by years of oppression and privilege imposed by whites. It carries MUCH MORE weight than the same statement by a minority.

Can you grasp that?

If so, you can see why equating actual, oppression and privilege involving, racism and powerless bigotry is not proper intellectually.
 
Umm....

Shouldn't we be striving for TRUE equality in the USA?

I excuse nothing based on the past........ we'll never reach equality that way.

Equality of opportunity yes, equality of outcome no.
 
Actually it does make me correct.If you are going to claim what a word means then you most certainly need to cite a dictionary.

Not really. :coffeepap
 
Allow me to try to make this simple:

If a black guy says "whites are all bad", there is no sociological implications (in the US, of course, is our context). The words have no significance institutionally or otherwise. It's someone pissing in the wind.

If a white guy says "black are all bad", there are sociological implications. His words are backed by years of oppression and privilege imposed by whites. It carries MUCH MORE weight than the same statement by a minority.

Can you grasp that?
No. Because it has no ****ing meaning T.T..T...T...TT... TODAY JUNIOR!!!!!

Can you grasp that?


If so, you can see why equating actual, oppression and privilege involving, racism and powerless bigotry is not proper intellectually.
Can you agree that Paula Deen's words were totally backed by the sociological implications of years of oppression and privilege and carried alot of weight???

Get real bro.
 
Equality of opportunity yes, equality of outcome no.

And in equality I meant.....

People all wanted to be treated equal....... So why can't society come down hard one members of one race for racist attitudes just as much as the other?

Why is there a double standard? There shouldn't be, if we all want equality.
 
A racist is one who believes that their particular race is superior to all others.
A racist comment would be something a racist would say.
There is no evidence that Trayvon believed that his race was superior to all others.
The comment was not racist.
The term cracker is a descriptive pejorative term and is no more racist than the term "creepy assed".
 
Allow me to try to make this simple:

If a black guy says "whites are all bad", there is no sociological implications (in the US, of course, is our context). The words have no significance institutionally or otherwise. It's someone pissing in the wind.

If a white guy says "blacks are all bad", there are sociological implications. His words are backed by years of oppression and privilege imposed by whites. It carries MUCH MORE weight than the same statement by a minority.

Can you grasp that?

If so, you can see why equating actual, oppression and privilege involving, racism and powerless bigotry is not proper intellectually.

What does any of this have to do with your own personal definition of racism? By definition racism can be as inconsequential as a simple belief held by an individual. It's a noun, not a verb, and it doesn't require state institutions in order to exist.
 
And in equality I meant.....

People all wanted to be treated equal....... So why can't society come down hard one members of one race for racist attitudes just as much as the other?

Why is there a double standard? There shouldn't be, if we all want equality.

Get over it cracker.
 
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