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Roachor:
--- Quote from: Michaelh139 on May 31, 2012, 01:14:40 pm ---Where in my post did I deny any this?
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You admitting to be an ignorant asshole doesn't make you any less offensive.
Ganado:
--- Quote from: Roachor on May 31, 2012, 11:26:07 pm ---You admitting to be an ignorant asshole doesn't make you any less offensive.
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Complaining about how the world, the people in the US in particular, get way too upset about being politically correct makes him an ignorant asshole? Michael was talking about RL, not the forum.
Malice Song:
--- Quote from: Dishonest Abe on May 31, 2012, 11:28:22 pm ---Complaining about how the world, the people in the US in particular, get way too upset about being politically correct makes him an ignorant asshole? Michael was talking about RL, not the forum.
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We're seriously having this discussion?
Okay, food for thought then:
* No, not every black person has used the word at least once. Ever been to Mozambique? Or is there a reason they don't count? Could be something wrong with perspective right there.
* If there is a different standard and that is the problem, I don't know, maybe lead by example?
* As far as conversation is concerned, it is not about the words you use, it is about subtext and context, all the stuff between the lines. Always. It's not a problem, if I address a friend with "sup bitch?". Completely different story with my grandmother or my employer.
I'm even fully on board with the whole "we're all way too politically correct" thing. But if this topic absolutely has to be introduced completely unprovoked (and I don't have the faintest clue why it has to), it would be nice to see at least some valid points.
Although I have no idea how this is still going after this here:
--- Quote from: JovankaB on May 31, 2012, 08:09:59 am ---You are only a guest here. There are rules created by the owners that you have to follow or leave.
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/thread right there.
Really not entirely sure what's so hard to grasp about all of that.
Ganado:
Yes yes, but Michael was just talking about his peers or others in the city that he lives in. Mozambique has nothing to do with it, and yes, whatever the forum rules are, goes -- that should go without saying. I was just talking about in general. I was just referring to having noticed the double standard of what Michael was talking about, though Michael saying "all people" is clearly wrong. My reply was talking about how Michael wasn't arguing about the forum rules, hence when he said "Where in my post did I deny any this?" Hmm just forget it, this whole thread seems to be one big miscommunication.
Michaelh139:
--- Quote from: Malice Song on June 01, 2012, 12:29:33 am ---
* No, not every black person has used the word at least once. Ever been to Mozambique? Or is there a reason they don't count? Could be something wrong with perspective right there.
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--- Quote from: Michaelh139 on May 31, 2012, 05:38:39 am ---All I said was that virtually every single african american I have met uses the word Nigger, yet expects the white man to never use that word in any context because he's racists and he's the guy who enslaved your great great grandma or what-not.
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--- Quote from: Michaelh139 on May 31, 2012, 01:25:48 am ---Don't give me some bullshit about not all of them do. Because they all have at least once, and I know for a fact the majority use it on occassion, having moved across my country to many places and all use this word regularly.
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Reading is fun.
And I will point out I figured it was noticeable that I was just exaggerating the shit out of the "Don't bullshit me that not all of them don't". :-X
it was more or less just a way of reinforcing that not a single one I "HAVE" met does not use this word.
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* If there is a different standard and that is the problem, I don't know, maybe lead by example?
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Not sure what you are trying to say.
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* As far as conversation is concerned, it is not about the words you use, it is about subtext and context, all the stuff between the lines. Always. It's not a problem, if I address a friend with "sup bitch?". Completely different story with my grandmother or my employer.
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Depends on the relationship with those people.
But even so, in america any minority can say what they want without prejudice... To the white man.
I would not be surprised to find such in other places as well, though I also wouldn't be surprised if america is alone in this.
--- Quote ---I'm even fully on board with the whole "we're all way too politically correct" thing. But if this topic absolutely has to be introduced completely unprovoked (and I don't have the faintest clue why it has to), it would be nice to see at least some valid points.
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Experience from someone who actually lives in the most diverse and biggest melting pot country in the world is not without merit, not to mention having lived or stayed at over half the states within it, and met the communities and people.
But of course you immediately disregard that ???
And I do agree there seems to be a lot of miscommunes in here. But if anyone wants to keep up the discussion I'm more than happy too. Not like I haven't been through this before, and joyfully so ;D.
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