[split] PSA: Hate Speech (discussion of video etc)

[Athene]

How about if, instead of a drunk motherfucking stranger screaming in your face, you have a person you've interacted with a few times and have never considered that person to be a threat, who, while in full possession of his or her wits, in a completely normal tone of voice is calling you nig**r? Would you feel threatened? Would you consider that violence would be an acceptable reaction? Or just as last resort, too? A last resort to what? what did you mean by that? a last resort to make him stop saying that word? Or to keep him/her from physically assaulting you?

Wow. Just the thought of being unable to call some someone  a N**GER without receiving any sort of negative feedback really has you SHOOK, doesn't it?
Poca wants answers, dammit! Lol

To answer truthfully: If it were a mere acquaintance, I would tell them in no uncertain terms that I think they're an absolute piece of shit and to fuck off forever. Wouldn't want anything to do with them after that. I would refuse to involve myself with them unless it was a matter of extraordinary prudence or I simply had no choice.

If it involved a supervisor, subordinate, or co-worker, I would go straight to Human Resources, file a report, and do my level best to see to it that he/she was fired or put on the fast track to being fired. The use of derogatory slurs to refer to employees is unacceptable in my place of work, as it is understood that it creates a hostile work environment.

Something tells me that you'd feel threatened at anyone aggressively screaming at you, regardless of what they say, or their prior alcoholic intake. Does that particular word heighten your threat level in this situation? Why??

Something tells me that you're quite bad at guessing.
Clearly, whether or not I actually feel concerned for my safety depends on the context of a given situation and the variables within it. 

Got any more questions? If so...How about you just go ahead and tell me precisely what it is that you want from me, so I can go ahead and tell you "No" in an effort to save to time?

You and I will never see eye to eye on such matters.