A request.

[stone space]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by longship (a host of the Religion group).

I am going to make a simple request of folks in forum, namely, that people please not use the N-Word here.

It's use contributes absolutely nothing to discussions of issues here, and actually has precisely the opposite effect of shutting down productive discussion.

That's all.

Thanks!

[Act_of_Reparation]

1. To my knowledge, it has been used here once, and in a referential sense.

So perhaps you should speak directly to the one person who used the word, instead of blowing this shit out of proportion with childish, passive-aggressive twaddle.

[mike_c]

2. n-word?-- the racist n-word?

Wow, I must have missed something. I've never seen blatant racism in this forum, and only relatively rarely on DU as a whole, other than from the occasional passing troll. But in any event, I could not agree with you more.

[Goblinmonger]

5. I don't want to really get involved in this discussion

because this is about me and I have already alerted on this thread as being against the SOP of this group. But he is referring to what starts here just so people can realize what actually happened.

[rug]

8. You should know better.

As someone with a master's in Communication, I fully understand how and why blacks reclaimed "nigger" and the LGBT community reclaimed "queer."

Especially given your horror at the word "militant". (Which for the record, you aren't; militants don't hide their opinions IRL.)

[AtheistCrusader]

10. And you won't find it, because it wasn't used as invective as the OP suggests.

It was a comparison in the reclamation of language by oppressed minorities. A useful tactic in demolishing a hateful label.

[rug]

3. If that happened, the link should be posted.

[stone space]

6. It's in the thread on gay rights, of all places. I've asked him to stop. (nt)

[trotsky]

4. I believe this is a highly dishonest and disingenuous thread from you.

Not cool.

[LostOne4Ever]

9. That describes every single post the this particular person makes. (nt)

[Rob H.]

15. ..and the wailing and gnashing of teeth is being continued

elsewhere, as well. "Disingenuous" is the perfect word to describe it.

Edited to remove the link a safe-haven group. This does NOT, however, alter my opinion that this thread was created because the OP got his ass handed to him in a different one.

[rug]

16. Describes this perfectly as well.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/123013986

[Silent3]

7. I've never called anyone here a n*hilist

And I should hope we all have the good taste to avoid that kind of nastiness.

[mike_c]

11. oh my-- a DUzy in an otherwise uncomfortable thread....

[AtheistCrusader]

12. Oh myyyy

[MellowDem]

13. Can you give examples and reasoning?

Because if it's from the thread linked in the replies, I'm really curious as to how that shut down any sort of discussion.

Your request seems to be aimed at shutting down discussion in that context.

[LostOne4Ever]

14. BINGO! (nt)

[skepticscott]

17. Tell you what

Why don't you start a screed against the use of the word "bigot"? Or "arsehole"? Or any of the other words that are used here for no other reason than that the posters have nothing more intelligent to say?

Why not do that, instead of ginning up some disingenuous, passive-aggressive bullshit about a word that has NEVER been used to insult ANYONE in this group? Are you still smarting that badly over being banned from a safe haven because you couldn't stop taunting and baiting the people there?

[AtheistCrusader]

19. How about "straight drama queen"?

Cause that happened today.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

18. Wow, you are fucking amazing

The irony here is THICK.