RE: Bill Maher 6/9/17
June 11, 2017 at 10:06 am
(This post was last modified: June 11, 2017 at 10:06 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
1) The idea that a culture "owns" this or that word (or context) is silly. I get that many find the word offensive. I get the idea of blacks weakening the word by adopting it for their own use.
But in this context, Maher was clearly making a point insinuating that the Republican senator was the equivalent of a slave-owner. In that sense, his use of the word was unfortunate, but not racist. I don't understand why that is outweighed by the word being said by a white guy.
Saying that a culture owns a word is akin to saying a culture owns a thought or feeling. That strikes me as absurd.
2) Having never listened to Laura Schlesinger before, I didn't realize she was such a raging cunt.
But in this context, Maher was clearly making a point insinuating that the Republican senator was the equivalent of a slave-owner. In that sense, his use of the word was unfortunate, but not racist. I don't understand why that is outweighed by the word being said by a white guy.
Saying that a culture owns a word is akin to saying a culture owns a thought or feeling. That strikes me as absurd.
2) Having never listened to Laura Schlesinger before, I didn't realize she was such a raging cunt.