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WinniSkipper

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52. Thats a great question.

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 01:56 PM

Apr 2012

My vote (on this issue - not all) - it is "they".

It doesn't seem like our "benefit" has us coming to a consensus on the issue. Quite the opposite.

Whereas - their generation - black, white, all colors - seem to be in the process of defining their language of society. Which is what we did/do.

One interesting notion - we on this board (the "old" folks) are actually behind them on one respect. They grow up where the "baseline" of communication is not face to face words - it's bits and bytes.

Their style of communication is a lot more "impersonal" than you or I were brought up with. Think of it - what - 50%, 60% of their communication is not in person. Ours - it was 5% over the phone the rest in person. They dynamics of how kids learn to socialize is so far removed from even a decade ago, I am not sure we (the elder set) even can understand how the roots of their social interaction work. So how are we supposed to tell them what to do?

I would like to ask - folks under 25 - what are your opinions?

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Is it ever okay for white people to listen to, play, or sing along to Ni@@as In Paris? [View all] Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 OP

huh? whoawhat Apr 2012 #1

I'll have whatever you're having... habitual Apr 2012 #2

wtf? You've managed stupid and offensive in one short post. cali Apr 2012 #3

There was a recent post about the n-word where people were saying that it would always be off limits Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #4

maybe so, but not now and not in the near future and you could have cali Apr 2012 #25

I thought the body of my OP explained it well. I did add some explanation to it after a poster made Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #28

If EVERYBODY would just have been informed by this we wouldn't need all these fucking threads snooper2 Apr 2012 #48

Wtf? HappyMe Apr 2012 #5

You should probably add MrBig Apr 2012 #6

Wow, never occurred to me that people would not know the song. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #9

A lot of people don't like hip-hop. Fawke Em Apr 2012 #19

I should have realized that. I'm a bit fan of hip-hop. My wife LOVES country. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #21

It's workable for sure... one_voice Apr 2012 #44

I like old rap, FWIW. Fawke Em Apr 2012 #58

Maybe. I Really Try Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #7

Dude--- walk away from the pipe. trumad Apr 2012 #8

Do you really want to say it that badly? Marrah_G Apr 2012 #10

No, but I do believe that it's slowly losing power and don't mind it in hip-hop. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #11

Your OP is really offensive Marrah_G Apr 2012 #12

Why is it offensive? nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #13

Sadly, I believe this is a genuine question. LiberalAndProud Apr 2012 #15

I am most often mistaken for being hispanic, but only occassionally for being black. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #16

So you say. LiberalAndProud Apr 2012 #27

All I can do is say. I won't be posting any pictures. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #30

Well the jury voted 3-3 to leave it alone trumad Apr 2012 #14

It's offensive to quote song lyrics? Fawke Em Apr 2012 #22

Why? Does it challenge you too much? n/t agenda 21. Apr 2012 #59

So... anyone have the original jury results? demmiblue Apr 2012 #17

I alerted on this Marrah_G Apr 2012 #20

I would love to see the jury comments. demmiblue Apr 2012 #23

I didn't show me any Marrah_G Apr 2012 #32

The jury apparently had facts you didn't. Fawke Em Apr 2012 #26

In my opinion the lyrics don't matter Marrah_G Apr 2012 #33

The intent is to foster discussion. I'm a fan of hip-hop. Some consider the use of the word Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #36

It does seem that intelligent discussion that actually produces positive results about some subjects bighart Apr 2012 #51

Then your problem is with Kayne West and Jay Z, not the OP Fawke Em Apr 2012 #57

Don't have a probelm with the op or anyone else, bighart Apr 2012 #61

I think the question posed is a legitimate question MrBig Apr 2012 #31

It's not the song or the lyrics that are offensive, in my opinion Marrah_G Apr 2012 #34

Probably posted now because it is a current topic of discussion of late The Straight Story Apr 2012 #41

And another conundrum..... WinniSkipper Apr 2012 #43

Interesting addition MrBig Apr 2012 #45

Thanks for the reply WinniSkipper Apr 2012 #47

Do we have the benefit or do they have the benefit? I wonder sometimes. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #50

Thats a great question. WinniSkipper Apr 2012 #52

What I find interesting MrBig Apr 2012 #53

I think it will - at least for the near future WinniSkipper Apr 2012 #54

Here's a great place to ask MrScorpio Apr 2012 #18

I have a question: Kingofalldems Apr 2012 #24

I was here yesterday? nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #29

Do you do so? Rex Apr 2012 #35

Sometimes. I feel a little weird when I'm blasting the songs in my car in a parking lot Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #37

If I own a CD and there are words in some of the songs Rex Apr 2012 #40

I would say that if you are singing a song, you are not meaning it in a degrading way. doh1 Apr 2012 #38

I would agree. I'm also not offended when the artists use it. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #39

I agree. doh1 Apr 2012 #55

Try asking this (or doing this) in a an predominantly black neighborhood... LanternWaste Apr 2012 #42

So basically you're implying that some form of violence agenda 21. Apr 2012 #60

No treestar Apr 2012 #46

I am utterly dumbstruck by this comment: bighart Apr 2012 #49

Well we aren't supposed to use the N word treestar Apr 2012 #56

If you have to ask, the answer is no. morningfog Apr 2012 #62

That shit cray (nt) TacoD Apr 2012 #63

Chin Check Fla_Democrat Apr 2012 #64