Well there was an off-topic semi-discussion relating to the word "nigger," and, while it is a rough subject, it is a very valid discussion topic.
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First of all, let this be clear that this is not a thread to bash any sort of person, unless it is valid and without vulgar or unnecessary language. I know that is a stupid thing to ask of on the web today, but really, racism is just ignorant, as race doesn't even exist (quite ironically making racism not really exist, which makes for quite confusing classification of anger and ignorance and what not, but that's a whole big other discussion). So please, I would like this to be a valid discussion and have people bring their ideas to the table for anyone to think about and/or respond to. Thanks.
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To me (I live in the suburbs of Portland, OR, which isn't a very diverse place; there are about five "black" girls/boys in my high school of about 2,000 (I use "black" because they're simply darker skinned, and race doesn't exist so I hesitate to say they are in a certain "race;" they merely have dark skin), the word "nigger" is not offensive in nature, just how, in my opinion, communism by definition isn't bad, but in real-world practice it becomes flawed. In some (if not most) situations, people use the word "nigger" derogatorily, which is not okay to me.
For example, for one person to walk up to another person (assume they're both friends), and one says "Nigger, what are you up to?" (I'm not going to type something like that as "nigga," although I would assume it would be pronounced as such, simply because "nigga" isn't a word, while "nigger" is, as well as it not being a valid argument towards anything, it's simply a colloquial or accented way of saying it (how I say "dunno" instead of "don't know" in spoken words)) is not a "racist" remark. It's just one person asking another person what they're doing, using "nigger" to replace "man," "woman," "bro," "dude," etc. I see no problem with this whatsoever.
However, for one person to yell to another person something along the lines of "Go hang from a tree, nigger" is quite offensive.
Another example is the term "faggot." It is different in a way, but it is another word relating to politically correct terms. Homosexuals aren't faggots unless they're faggots. Louis CK pretty much sums this one up for me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-otAJrtY-w. I think he's spot on; if you're saying shit like "People from Phoenix are Phoenicians," you're a faggot. But if you're just doing your own thing, performing homosexual fellatio, you're a homosexual.
To summarize, "nigger" is fine by me as long as it's not derogatory, "faggots" are faggots who do stupid/annoying shit, not homosexuals.
Any other "politically correct" words/whatever that anyone would like to discuss?




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Good to see that some people actually seem like they want to discuss this.

