RE: Is slack a private social club and other issues my sorry ass has landed itself in
April 20, 2019 at 4:18 pm
(This post was last modified: April 20, 2019 at 5:44 pm by Athene.)
Make no mistake, N**GER is the ultimate verbal expression of anti-black hostility and white superiority, and has been for centuries. Blacks mirrored that hostility and perpetuated the use in a vicious cycle of internalized racism and self-loathing, and some continue to do so today. That's a far cry from making it harmless or "okay".
It's a slur, nonetheless.
Now...if folks don't give fuck and feel that having a little N***GER fun it is more important than N**GERS and their N**GER feelings, or than having a forum atmosphere that is reasonably welcoming, so be it.
If you want to send the message that this is you guys' space, and feel you should be free to toss around slurs that are designed to denigrate certain humans as "lesser" and "other" based on phenotype in order to remind folks of that whenever you see fit, then that's fine as well.
Just don't expect that those who oppose those stances are somehow obligated to ignore it or make you feel good about.
It's a slur, nonetheless.
Now...if folks don't give fuck and feel that having a little N***GER fun it is more important than N**GERS and their N**GER feelings, or than having a forum atmosphere that is reasonably welcoming, so be it.
If you want to send the message that this is you guys' space, and feel you should be free to toss around slurs that are designed to denigrate certain humans as "lesser" and "other" based on phenotype in order to remind folks of that whenever you see fit, then that's fine as well.
Just don't expect that those who oppose those stances are somehow obligated to ignore it or make you feel good about.
