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RE: Nigga
October 16, 2014 at 7:44 pm
I, personally, have no personal problem with that word. But I know a lot of other people do. I'd just as soon avoid the issues that come along with the word; the trouble that comes along with that word isn't worth it.

IMO, though, words only have as much power as society gives them. If people choose to get all worked up over certain words, we give those words power. If we learn to ignore them, we take that power back. I try to take power away from words.
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RE: Nigga
October 16, 2014 at 7:48 pm
(October 16, 2014 at 7:44 pm)TaraJo Wrote: I, personally, have no personal problem with that word. But I know a lot of other people do. I'd just as soon avoid the issues that come along with the word; the trouble that comes along with that word isn't worth it.

IMO, though, words only have as much power as society gives them. If people choose to get all worked up over certain words, we give those words power. If we learn to ignore them, we take that power back. I try to take power away from words.

Well put. Words themselves aren't hurtful, it's the intent behind them that matters. I prefer to avoid words that carry hurtful baggage.
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RE: Nigga
October 16, 2014 at 8:16 pm
I haven't yet met the conditions that Chris Rock set out.



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RE: Nigga
October 16, 2014 at 8:16 pm
I have a problem with the word when it's used by racist people being racist.
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RE: Nigga
October 16, 2014 at 8:41 pm
And then Dr. Laura weighed in . . .


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RE: Nigga
October 16, 2014 at 9:13 pm
I won't use it ... a cracker like me could get his ass whooped.

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RE: Nigga
October 16, 2014 at 9:24 pm
(October 16, 2014 at 8:16 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I haven't yet met the conditions that Chris Rock set out.




His statement feels a bit hypocritical since I saw this vid pop up after yours finished:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we-zND9Ihes

Notice his liberal use of the world 'faggot.' Again, not that I personall have a problem with the word itself or with any of the many slurs that can be used to describe me. But it still feels really hypocritical for him to say white people can damn near never use one word while he throws the other around like it's going out of style.
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RE: Nigga
October 16, 2014 at 9:28 pm
Nothankyou.
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RE: Nigga
October 16, 2014 at 9:37 pm
Why would I need to pick up a "street" word to mimic pathetic losers without jobs or ambition?

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RE: Nigga
October 16, 2014 at 10:33 pm (This post was last modified: October 16, 2014 at 10:35 pm by KUSA.)
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