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In reply to the discussion: When you get really angry at someone do you use the N-word or say Faggot? [View all]arely staircase
(12,482 posts)them good or bad. The words are completely neutral. The words are innocent. I get tired of people talking about bad words and bad language. Bullshit! It's the context that makes them good or bad. The context. That makes them good or bad. For instance, you take the word "Nigger." There is absolutely nothing wrong with the word "nigger" in and of itself. Its the racist asshole whos using it that you ought to be concerned about. We dont mind when Richard Pryor or Eddie Murphy say it. Why? Because we know theyre not racist. Theyre niggers! Context. Context. We dont mind their context because we know theyre Black. Hey, I know I'm whitey, the blue-eyed devil, paddy, o-fay, gray boy, honkey motherfucker myself. Don't bother my ass. They're only words. You can't be afraid of words that speak the truth, even if it's an unpleasant truth, like the fact that there's a bigot and a racist in every living room on every street corner in this country. "
George Carlin RIP