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hlthe2b

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3. So is "thug" use verboten? I thought it meant 'criminal', but then...

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 10:07 PM

Jan 2014

I guess to the average racist RW, "criminal" equates specifically to non-whites...

I can probably count on two fingers, my use of the word "thug" in the past three decades, so I have no problem deleting it from the vocabulary, if so.....

I do, however, continue to refer to Republicans as RETHUGLICANS... Can't find a suitable alternative...

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The word "Thug" [View all] SHRED Jan 2014 OP

There's a lengthy discussion on this topic... DonViejo Jan 2014 #1

That's their problem. Warpy Jan 2014 #2

So is "thug" use verboten? I thought it meant 'criminal', but then... hlthe2b Jan 2014 #3

Curious, so did a Google image search for "Thug". Results suggest a more complex history. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #4

The way to fix this is to use thug TexasProgresive Jan 2014 #5

That's a fact. Corportate thugs have taken over congress. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #6