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Topic: The 'N' word
tdaddyhack Joined Wed 01/09/08 Posts: 77	Thu 02/21/08 02:26 PM
Color is only an issue to those who want it to be an issue. I don't think its the whole nation who has issues. Its only a small amount of people who can't seem to look past what we are instead of who we are. There is good people and bad people, color is not and should not be an issue.

TwilightsTwin Joined Tue 04/10/07 Posts: 11054	Thu 02/21/08 02:27 PM
Im against Negativity in genral.

Jess642 Joined Sat 03/31/07 Posts: 22732	Thu 02/21/08 02:28 PM
Words only have power when the intent is to be derogatory, or to cause harm....responsibility for the collation of letters that form words, is on the speaker.... Words don't have power...INTENT does...

Turtlepoet78 Joined Sat 11/24/07 Posts: 1423	Thu 02/21/08 02:28 PM
What I wanna know, why is it ok to use the R word for a DC football team? That, actualy has the DC team on my boycott list;^]

Troubled Joined Sat 12/22/07 Posts: 295	Thu 02/21/08 02:29 PM
"Truth of the matter is only a racist would bring a topic like this up cause they should know the difference anyways!!!!" BINGO!....Thanks "tdaddy"! Truly this not meant to offend. Just seems to me that detente has to begin somewhere, Just cause I want to talk about something doesn't make me Racist.

UplandHunter Joined Thu 02/07/08 Posts: 8066	Thu 02/21/08 02:29 PM
Words only have power when the intent is to be derogatory, or to cause harm....responsibility for the collation of letters that form words, is on the speaker.... Words don't have power...INTENT does... Words cut like a double edged sword...intent is in the ears of the listener

werewolf_by_night_1 Joined Wed 12/26/07 Posts: 1667	Thu 02/21/08 02:29 PM
not to sure what you meant by that question but, i do want to state that i don't care who says it. just don't tell me what i can and can't say. a person has a problem with me i want them to come to me and address it. If your reason is one that i aggree with i will decide weather to do it or not. NOT YOU!!!!! i am also the type of person that if you don't want to talk about it and want to take to issue out side great lets go. just saying that don't not do something just because someone else tells you not to. be your own person.

mach25 Joined Thu 04/12/07 Posts: 2509	Thu 02/21/08 02:30 PM
Fair or Foul? aww come on guys, the first thing a white person says to their self when mad at a african american is the n word and same for a african american when they are mad at a white person they say honkey or redneck to themselves!! Soo what's the big deal!!! Sadly but true! That's why I just say biothches! lmao! yeh but, I understand that, Dave Chappelle has a good point with his comedy on race, it seems he is making fun, but in reality, he's breaking barriers with humor, but I personally hate when someone is belittled soo.. I hate the "n" word or ne other slur to ne one's race!! only joking guys!! lmao Eventhough your statement is somewhat suppose to be funny, it has a lot of truth to it. Another truth is that i have been called the n word in a hateful way by more African Americans than white Americans. It didnt feel good to hear it from either of them. the way i see it is like this, ne body can be whatever someone wants to call them, but we cant stop that, and i do not think like my joke, I love all sorts of people even if there was a purple person they would be loved..sooo.... in reality, what's the big deal in a word ne ways?? It's the intent behind the utterance. If I call you a chair, that does not make you a chair. If I call you a (insert slur here), it doesn't make you that but it sends the message that I consider you lesser than myself. And like it or not, that hurts.

briancarr Joined Mon 12/17/07 Posts: 3310	Thu 02/21/08 02:30 PM
But if society as a whole can't get past a 7 letter word How is it going to get past the race issue in General? Everything about race in this country is mostly looked at as white, and black. this country is farmore racist than that. Blacks just have a long history of it in this country. Every ethnic group, plus woman go through discrimination. The only discrimination a white male goe through is Class discrimination. The people in this country just need to respect each person that is tring to do something positive for themselves, and their family. Put the hate away.

Jess642 Joined Sat 03/31/07 Posts: 22732	Thu 02/21/08 02:31 PM
Words only have power when the intent is to be derogatory, or to cause harm....responsibility for the collation of letters that form words, is on the speaker.... Words don't have power...INTENT does... Words cut like a double edged sword...intent is in the ears of the listener Wrong....if my intent is to cause you harm, and through nuance, and body language, I say you have a nice hat....my intent, is not even remotely close to the arrangement of the words, if I say/think/feel it with a condescending attitude.

werewolf_by_night_1 Joined Wed 12/26/07 Posts: 1667	Thu 02/21/08 02:32 PM
"Truth of the matter is only a racist would bring a topic like this up cause they should know the difference anyways!!!!" BINGO!....Thanks "tdaddy"! truthfully the only person that would think that a topic like this is racist is a racist.

Shaden Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 6118	Thu 02/21/08 02:32 PM
To me it is foul and offensive. It hurts my friends of darker color.

briancarr Joined Mon 12/17/07 Posts: 3310	Thu 02/21/08 02:33 PM
"Truth of the matter is only a racist would bring a topic like this up cause they should know the difference anyways!!!!" BINGO!....Thanks "tdaddy"! Truly this not meant to offend. Just seems to me that detente has to begin somewhere, Just cause I want to talk about something doesn't make me Racist. You should be able to bring up whatever topic you want. Its easy to attack you. Maybe its harder to attack things that are painful

sexi_PHAT Joined Fri 02/01/08 Posts: 1301	Thu 02/21/08 02:38 PM
Is Noodle a foul word??? I didn't know that... all this time I have been insulting people from Eastern cultures, my bad... Hey jess....i havent seen u in soo long!!

Jess642 Joined Sat 03/31/07 Posts: 22732	Thu 02/21/08 02:39 PM
Is Noodle a foul word??? I didn't know that... all this time I have been insulting people from Eastern cultures, my bad... Hey jess....i havent seen u in soo long!! Hello, nope I was busy with an imploded modem, a house move, flooding, and being cut off from civilisation...just the usual...

Turtlepoet78 Joined Sat 11/24/07 Posts: 1423	Thu 02/21/08 02:40 PM
What I wanna know, why is it ok to use the R word for a DC football team? That, actualy has the DC team on my boycott list;^] Guess not too many people care about the feelings of Native Americans anymore. Oh well, I'm still boycotting the DC team and the twenty;^]

UplandHunter Joined Thu 02/07/08 Posts: 8066	Thu 02/21/08 02:41 PM
Words only have power when the intent is to be derogatory, or to cause harm....responsibility for the collation of letters that form words, is on the speaker.... Words don't have power...INTENT does... Words cut like a double edged sword...intent is in the ears of the listener Wrong....if my intent is to cause you harm, and through nuance, and body language, I say you have a nice hat....my intent, is not even remotely close to the arrangement of the words, if I say/think/feel it with a condescending attitude. But you see, if I called you an ignorant prick and laughed while I was saying it...what is my intent?

sexi_PHAT Joined Fri 02/01/08 Posts: 1301	Thu 02/21/08 02:42 PM
Is Noodle a foul word??? I didn't know that... all this time I have been insulting people from Eastern cultures, my bad... Hey jess....i havent seen u in soo long!! Hello, nope I was busy with an imploded modem, a house move, flooding, and being cut off from civilisation...just the usual... Are u serious? sorry to hear that but im glad ur back!!

Shaden Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 6118	Thu 02/21/08 02:42 PM Edited by Shaden on Thu 02/21/08 02:43 PM
Much agreed. The word is used to demean. That was in response to the intent post.

PATSFAN Joined Mon 12/10/07 Posts: 42782	Thu 02/21/08 02:43 PM
Neighbor, now thats a horrible word!!