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Trillo

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3. What about the Baltimore councilman?

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 08:09 PM

Apr 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026590664

Is it racism when a black person calls another black person or persons "n--gers"? In the context of the Baltimore councilman, he is using the term as derogative, but is it also racist?

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Google Searches for N-Word Show Racism in Different Areas of the Country [View all] LiberalArkie Apr 2015 OP

I'm not really surprised. romanic Apr 2015 #1

Would like to see these numbers per capita. dmr Apr 2015 #2

What about the Baltimore councilman? Trillo Apr 2015 #3