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fadedrose

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19. "Sticks and stones..."

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 10:11 AM

Jun 2015

I need to take my own advice. Just wondering how many more of them will be thrown at me before my common sense tells me to chicken out and delete.

What's strange is that I cannot use the word, never have, and would faint if any of my children used it. They don't like it either.

That is just too much f'n power for one word to have, over me, as well as those insulted. I feel their pain, honest....

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Wait? What? Who? aikoaiko Jun 2015 #1

link spanone Jun 2015 #4

Is there a link to where this was said because I sure as hell will not google CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #2

80 bazillion results. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #6

and all of them vile. nt. CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #13

What? HappyMe Jun 2015 #3

" If blacks could train themselves to hear either sufrommich Jun 2015 #5

wtf ? JI7 Jun 2015 #7

"The blacks." Brickbat Jun 2015 #8

l love that gif so much. nt sufrommich Jun 2015 #16

I find it useful for a wide variety of situations. Brickbat Jun 2015 #29

right smh eom Quayblue Jun 2015 #54

I know where you're trying to go with this but I don't necessarily share the sentiment and Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #9

"Sticks and stones..." fadedrose Jun 2015 #19

Oy. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2015 #10

"When will the blacks free themselves of allowing idiots to hurt them?" Brickbat Jun 2015 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Pisces Jun 2015 #12

Wait. Maybe English isn't the first language of the poster. SaranchaIsWaiting Jun 2015 #20

Sorry, I think the nun at your school was wrong. DawgHouse Jun 2015 #14

Omg bravenak Jun 2015 #15

?????????? mfcorey1 Jun 2015 #17

this is just so fucking wrong and totally misses the presidents point JI7 Jun 2015 #18

It had nothing to do with connecting his point fadedrose Jun 2015 #24

How about you try to focus on alleviating the actual racism boston bean Jun 2015 #46

Holy shit! Spazito Jun 2015 #21

What? gollygee Jun 2015 #22

You need to self delete ismnotwasm Jun 2015 #23

It didn't come to me overnight fadedrose Jun 2015 #27

That doesn't improve things. n/t gollygee Jun 2015 #28

I had just taken a big drink of iced tea as I scrolled down to that point. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #44

Then you still need to self delete ismnotwasm Jun 2015 #32

that's even worse JI7 Jun 2015 #35

Tell you what... Spazito Jun 2015 #37

Better still, make a play on words with c*** here at DU. KamaAina Jun 2015 #49

If you want to hear the podcast, here's the link: Tom_Foolery Jun 2015 #25

Here's the thing, it's not the person using the slur that really bothers me, it's the rest of you Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #26

We're taught that about kids in school anti-bullying programs gollygee Jun 2015 #31

Amen nt MrScorpio Jun 2015 #34

If you really believe that I'm that bad fadedrose Jun 2015 #36

Someone did alert on your post. Not sure who. nt stevenleser Jun 2015 #55

This, This, This!!!!!! tblue37 Jun 2015 #40

Yup. nt stevenleser Jun 2015 #53

Uuuuhhh, no. MrScorpio Jun 2015 #30

The "sticks and stones" thing is totally wrong. DanTex Jun 2015 #33

YOU don't get to say what does and doesn't offend AA. HappyMe Jun 2015 #38

I get your "sticks and stones" point. Nye Bevan Jun 2015 #39

No, it's not "the unfortunate phrase "the blacks"" that is offensive... Spazito Jun 2015 #43

SMH Mr Dixon Jun 2015 #41

Please self delete. This is not helping anyone. bluesbassman Jun 2015 #42

You may have missed the context of what the President was saying in that interview liberal N proud Jun 2015 #45

"Blacks should train themselves" what in the fuckity fuck? bettyellen Jun 2015 #47

I have no issues with President Obama using the N word in that interview Gothmog Jun 2015 #48

I think you are right sub.theory Jun 2015 #50

I think it's less about the word - let's not fall for the Fox news schtick JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #51

It's up to African Americans and other groups to discuss slurs aimed at them. stevenleser Jun 2015 #52