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Solly Mack

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15. Sticks and stones is your answer to decades of African-Americans being called the N-word?

Sun Aug 13, 2017, 06:27 PM

Aug 2017

And other slurs? Of decades and decades of dog whistles and soul crushing words of hate?

Of children who go home crying from school when their white classmates do the same?

You don't think words can hurt? Can't cause pain?

And you think the answer to it is sticks and stones?

OK. Whatever.

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There is no such thing as a peaceful racist. [View all] Solly Mack Aug 2017 OP

Yes shenmue Aug 2017 #1

Thank you, shenmue. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #16

Speech is violence? NobodyHere Aug 2017 #2

Yes, it can be. Ask anyone that has been called a racial slur. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #5

That still isn't violence NobodyHere Aug 2017 #6

So, no. You've never been called a racial slur. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #8

Yes I have NobodyHere Aug 2017 #13

Sticks and stones is your answer to decades of African-Americans being called the N-word? Solly Mack Aug 2017 #15

Speech can be prosecuted as assault. haele Aug 2017 #17

True american_ideals Aug 2017 #3

Peaceful is preferable, yes. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #7

The only thing they understand is fear dalton99a Aug 2017 #4

I'd like to seem them driven back under their rock. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #11

Agreed, a racist ideology is in conflict with freedom - other people's freedom. Coventina Aug 2017 #9

Thank you. I agree. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #12

Nope. They are bombastic and ornery. Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #10

And then some. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #14