(July 7, 2014 at 5:03 pm)A Theist Wrote: Probably not, but that doesn't mean it still isn't offensive to most blacks no matter who's using and it doesn't dismiss the term as an offensive racial slur, which is what you're trying to do.
I disagree, it's only a racial slur when used as such. Otherwise it's just a word. Fag and faggot are just words. In Britain using them can mean both cigarette and a food stuff that's served in gravy. On the other hand it can also be used as a derogatory term towards homosexuals. The N word also has other meanings beside the obvious. It is often used as a term of endearment funnily enough. It's used in film, TV, music. People might disagree with how it's used in such a way given the history of the word, but, like it or lump it, it's being used in such a way. That's just a fact you have to deal with. How you can say context doesn't matter, given these points, is a mystery to me.
Quote:Staying with that thought, do you think one black person calling another black person an Uncle Tom would be offensive and racist? Because that term has also been thrown around by the left and black office holders to describe conservative blacks like Alan West and Dr. Ben Carson. Is it ever right to use a racial slur in that instance?
Would you suggest outlawing the term Uncle Tom then? I never did get an answer on whether you would prevent people by law from saying the N word.
This is where you truly miss the point though. It's not about whether it's right or wrong to say it, it's about having the right to say it. Ofcourse I don't think it's right for people to use derogatory language in the context you suggest, but what you're doing is flat out ignoring that context even plays a part. You're saying that anyone who supports freedom of speech is a closet racist, essentially. Do you seriously believe that?
