Originally posted by riv6672
^^^But mostly white ppl.
In the U.S.? I agree there are more whites here by a wide margin. Percentage Wise? I don't know. Every time I hear someone use n....a in random situations, the topic discussed is nothing I learn from. Some people just gotta get it in for the day, I suppose. C..t is equally dumb. Let people say dumb shit. Ignoring their buffoonary is fun.
I don't like the idea that any race or culture thinks they own a word(or that they own a certain style of dress). Take the N word. Okay, if someone uses it as a slur against a black guy I can understand being upset.
Thing is, I've seen some blacks in the past get upset that a white person said the N word while singing along to a song(the word is used a whole lot in rap). If you're getting pissed off over someone singing lyrics to a song there is a big problem.
Originally posted by dadudemon
The idea that any word is off-limits is stupid.N*gger, c*nt, bla bla bla.
It's stupid to empower words so much.
Obviously, if you don't want to get fired, watch your mouth at work. And if you like your friends and they don't like those words, watch your mouth. But other than that, why oh why do people empower words so much? Stop being so sensitive.
Words are not bad or good in and of themselves. What matters is the intensions behind them when they are used.
So a white person just saying the word "n!gger" is not bad. A white person calling someone a "n!gger" is a very different situation.
I think Bill Maher got in trouble a few weeks ago for dropping the N word and if I remember correctly it was just for the sake of humor. It wasn't some hateful statement against blacks in general and any specific black person. So I really don't see what all the fuss is about.