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omninmo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
2349 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-11 10:27:59
November 11 2009 10:25 GMT
#141
if you take offense to being called a nigger or other people saying nigger then you perpetuate the word nigger as offensive as derogatory and also continue to give power to the aggressor whose whole purpose in saying this word is to absorb some of your energy.


InToTheWannaB
Profile Joined September 2002
United States4770 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-11 10:48:16
November 11 2009 10:47 GMT
#142
Growing up in a mostly black/mexican city I never had a problem calling black people I hardly knew nigger. I was just raised around it and never gave it much thought until after high school. I never got any shit from anyone about it too, but I guess it be hard to call me a racist when most of my friends were black growing up. As I've moved into the workforce I had to make a conscious effort to stop saying nigger so much because it really was a habit. Outside of work I don't say it nearly as much. but I honestly don't care and would still feel comfortable saying nigger to anyone. If they dont like it well tough shit.
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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
November 11 2009 11:59 GMT
#143
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timmeh
Profile Joined September 2009
Austria177 Posts
November 11 2009 12:33 GMT
#144
Awesome thread!

By the way. Chris Rock sucks... a lot.

On topic:

I certainly don't walk up to a black person and say it. But many black people don't mind if you're good friends with them and they know you're just fooling around. My English friends and I say it a lot (mostly white guys, 2 black guys won't mind the word) but never in a racist intent. It's always like "nigga outta his mind", "crazy ass nigger" or the ever so common "nigga please". The reason we say it amongst ourselves is because we know black people are sensitive about the word.

Also, I am German. The majority of my good friends actually greet me with nazi, as in: "Hey nazi!" "Sup Naz (they leave out the "i" on purpose sometimes), how is it going" or "crazy nazi". It's been like this for a long time and it has never bothered me.

;o
McCrank
Profile Joined March 2008
204 Posts
November 11 2009 15:04 GMT
#145
It's not the word, it's the context. So if you are just singing along with the song it's fine.
Freakz19
Profile Joined October 2007
United States54 Posts
November 11 2009 18:03 GMT
#146
I say it all the time and my black friends don't seem to be offended.
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tossinYoSalad
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States215 Posts
November 11 2009 19:12 GMT
#147
On November 11 2009 21:33 timmeh wrote:
Awesome thread!

By the way. Chris Rock sucks... a lot.

On topic:

I certainly don't walk up to a black person and say it. But many black people don't mind if you're good friends with them and they know you're just fooling around. My English friends and I say it a lot (mostly white guys, 2 black guys won't mind the word) but never in a racist intent. It's always like "nigga outta his mind", "crazy ass nigger" or the ever so common "nigga please". The reason we say it amongst ourselves is because we know black people are sensitive about the word.

Also, I am German. The majority of my good friends actually greet me with nazi, as in: "Hey nazi!" "Sup Naz (they leave out the "i" on purpose sometimes), how is it going" or "crazy nazi". It's been like this for a long time and it has never bothered me.



Lol im part jewish and one of my friends is like full jew. We greet each other with "get in the oven" and other racist things. we also love jew jokes (who was the best jewish cook? hitler!).

I seriously think black people just need to get over it. Every race on earth has been enslaved/mistreated at one point in time, hell there is still slavery in america today (illegal immigration from asian countries? whores? sweatshops?).. srsly its not about race anymore.

irishash
Profile Joined November 2008
United States285 Posts
November 11 2009 19:21 GMT
#148
depends on the person. it's different just saying the word nigga or nigger in a sentence or lyric rather than saying "hey man you're a nigger". in my view if they get upset when someone says nigger, when it's not used to directly insult that person, they need to grow up and realize we're not in the slave ship era anymore.
Adeny
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Norway1233 Posts
November 11 2009 19:22 GMT
#149
On November 12 2009 04:12 tossinYoSalad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 11 2009 21:33 timmeh wrote:
Awesome thread!

By the way. Chris Rock sucks... a lot.

On topic:

I certainly don't walk up to a black person and say it. But many black people don't mind if you're good friends with them and they know you're just fooling around. My English friends and I say it a lot (mostly white guys, 2 black guys won't mind the word) but never in a racist intent. It's always like "nigga outta his mind", "crazy ass nigger" or the ever so common "nigga please". The reason we say it amongst ourselves is because we know black people are sensitive about the word.

Also, I am German. The majority of my good friends actually greet me with nazi, as in: "Hey nazi!" "Sup Naz (they leave out the "i" on purpose sometimes), how is it going" or "crazy nazi". It's been like this for a long time and it has never bothered me.



Lol im part jewish and one of my friends is like full jew. We greet each other with "get in the oven" and other racist things. we also love jew jokes (who was the best jewish cook? hitler!).

I seriously think black people just need to get over it. Every race on earth has been enslaved/mistreated at one point in time, hell there is still slavery in america today (illegal immigration from asian countries? whores? sweatshops?).. srsly its not about race anymore.



A Jew who's actually making some sense? What has the world come to!
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tossinYoSalad
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States215 Posts
November 11 2009 19:24 GMT
#150
On November 12 2009 04:22 Adeny wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2009 04:12 tossinYoSalad wrote:
On November 11 2009 21:33 timmeh wrote:
Awesome thread!

By the way. Chris Rock sucks... a lot.

On topic:

I certainly don't walk up to a black person and say it. But many black people don't mind if you're good friends with them and they know you're just fooling around. My English friends and I say it a lot (mostly white guys, 2 black guys won't mind the word) but never in a racist intent. It's always like "nigga outta his mind", "crazy ass nigger" or the ever so common "nigga please". The reason we say it amongst ourselves is because we know black people are sensitive about the word.

Also, I am German. The majority of my good friends actually greet me with nazi, as in: "Hey nazi!" "Sup Naz (they leave out the "i" on purpose sometimes), how is it going" or "crazy nazi". It's been like this for a long time and it has never bothered me.



Lol im part jewish and one of my friends is like full jew. We greet each other with "get in the oven" and other racist things. we also love jew jokes (who was the best jewish cook? hitler!).

I seriously think black people just need to get over it. Every race on earth has been enslaved/mistreated at one point in time, hell there is still slavery in america today (illegal immigration from asian countries? whores? sweatshops?).. srsly its not about race anymore.



A Jew who's actually making some sense? What has the world come to!
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IT'S A JOKE.



IM OFFENDED!!!! RACIST!!! IM CALLING AL SHARPTON!!!

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hahaha, i think i know why black people like getting offended.
timmeh
Profile Joined September 2009
Austria177 Posts
November 12 2009 01:06 GMT
#151
On November 12 2009 04:12 tossinYoSalad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 11 2009 21:33 timmeh wrote:
Awesome thread!

By the way. Chris Rock sucks... a lot.

On topic:

I certainly don't walk up to a black person and say it. But many black people don't mind if you're good friends with them and they know you're just fooling around. My English friends and I say it a lot (mostly white guys, 2 black guys won't mind the word) but never in a racist intent. It's always like "nigga outta his mind", "crazy ass nigger" or the ever so common "nigga please". The reason we say it amongst ourselves is because we know black people are sensitive about the word.

Also, I am German. The majority of my good friends actually greet me with nazi, as in: "Hey nazi!" "Sup Naz (they leave out the "i" on purpose sometimes), how is it going" or "crazy nazi". It's been like this for a long time and it has never bothered me.



Lol im part jewish and one of my friends is like full jew. We greet each other with "get in the oven" and other racist things. we also love jew jokes (who was the best jewish cook? hitler!).

I seriously think black people just need to get over it. Every race on earth has been enslaved/mistreated at one point in time, hell there is still slavery in america today (illegal immigration from asian countries? whores? sweatshops?).. srsly its not about race anymore.



Haha, we make plenty of jokes at your expense because obviously the whole jew thing goes with the german/nazi thing. Such as "What's up naz, had some jews for breakfast" or "Careful now, the naz is gonna slay some jews in anger" and stuff like that.

Since you love jew jokes (may be offensive to people who aren't as lax about the whole thing!!!!) here is an all-time classic. + Show Spoiler +
Why do jews have such big noses? Cos the air is FREE!!!

;o
.risingdragoon
Profile Joined January 2008
United States3021 Posts
November 12 2009 07:17 GMT
#152
one thing to make fun of ourselves, it's quite another to talk about somebody else

you can't demand people to react one way or the other, every person's experience is unique. shiiit, I bet plenty of jews and germans, you know, who are in their native countries, would be offended
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Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
November 18 2009 05:17 GMT
#153
Censorship is bullshit. Censoring yourself when singing a song written by a black person that uses the word nigger is just ridiculous.
If you dont have a negative intention behind using the word then there is no harm done. If some sizzy little faggot took offense to me saying nigger while singing a 2pac song I would have to laugh at him. No real man would be offended.
SweeTLemonS[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
11739 Posts
November 18 2009 06:07 GMT
#154
On November 10 2009 07:19 Liquid_Turbo wrote:
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On November 10 2009 06:15 Myxomatosis wrote:
If you are in a car with some buddies and you are rapping along with whatever you have in the stereo, would you censor yourself when the word nigger/nigga/niggaaaaahh comes up in some form? Would you censor yourself if there was a black guy in the car?

I can't think of any concrete examples from my past experiences, but I think I would keep singing along as if it were any other curse word. I find it weird that someone could find it acceptable to repeat words like fuck, cunt, fucking cunt etc. but saying the n-word is crossing the line. I could see how someone could be offended, but I don't believe that they should be. Any thoughts or anecdotes on this scenario or on the n-word in general?


The answer lies here:



That's a very nice job of editing that someone did.
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Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
November 18 2009 06:18 GMT
#155
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Tonyy
Profile Joined December 2007
United States86 Posts
November 18 2009 06:41 GMT
#156
I was born and raised in New Orleans and the public schools down here is 95% black people. So I grew up with black people and they said nigga so much that it rubbed off on me too haha. I call my friends nigga all the time
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mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
November 18 2009 06:47 GMT
#157
why is this trash thread still alive?
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koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
November 18 2009 06:54 GMT
#158
Why are you still alive?
mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
November 18 2009 06:56 GMT
#159
On November 18 2009 15:54 koreasilver wrote:
Why are you still alive?


aw. so much hate.

i just think it's clear that it's a bad thing.
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EatThePath
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States3943 Posts
November 18 2009 07:13 GMT
#160
What's a bad thing? A word? A lot of children entering their teens today will only know the word nigger second hand through media or something like a history lesson in conversation or a more formal setting. There are many places where racism a la the old use of nigger as blanket pejorative term is very real and entrenched, but there are also lots of other places where nigger--as that, a pejorative word--is literally a thing of the past. Everyone needs to be educated as to the very real power of certain language to cause harm, but treating those words like baalzebub is unrealistic and socially stunting.

Re: the OP:

If you are in a car with people listening to music that everyone is okay with, and then you sing along with that music and someone becomes offended that you spoke the lyrics, something is wrong with that interaction. Talking about it is the best, and it's important; it'll make things real and safe. Going on concensus and assumptions under the banner of caution will, unsurprisingly, keep you from causing offense in most cases. But for me, if I have good friends, I would like my relationship with them to be comprised of more than "not causing offense". A lot of racism today is the result of newer generations not having deep conversations with real people about racism. It's hard, but it makes the world a better place if you just talk about it.
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