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Kelvin Mace

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8. Sorry, but ironic use of slurs has a long history

Reply to liberalnarb (Reply #2)

Wed May 4, 2016, 12:37 PM

May 2016

The oppressor class really has no say in the matter. The oppressor class also doesn't get to use the word. Now, that doesn't mean the people of African descent can't dislike the word (see Richard Pryor's evolving views on the word), but non-African/Blacks can't use the word outside of a academic sense without being offensive.

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The N-Word is NOT a Term of Endearment! [View all] thomhartmann May 2016 OP

Context is king Kelvin Mace May 2016 #1

The word goes back to slavery. liberalnarb May 2016 #2

Sorry, but ironic use of slurs has a long history Kelvin Mace May 2016 #8

Quite correct . . . markpkessinger May 2016 #14

My only objection is the tendency of folks having academic discussion Kelvin Mace May 2016 #16

We shouldn't be giving this so much attention. Its obvious thats all Wilmore wanted. liberalnarb May 2016 #3

Larry Wilmore addressed this on his show on Monday night: femmocrat May 2016 #4

Lots of POC would disagree EdwardBernays May 2016 #5

Thom is starting to act just like his boss·man Putin. stonecutter357 May 2016 #6

oh for heaven's sake Bucky May 2016 #10

I think Obama took it in the spirit it was intended, high praise and honor among family. Hiraeth May 2016 #7

I'm gonna bet the word Nigga does not get used in any form in the Obama family Bucky May 2016 #9

And I am gonna bet you a white man Hiraeth May 2016 #13

If I win Bucky May 2016 #17

trying to understand this in anyway that is not insulting to someone. I guess you are attempting Hiraeth May 2016 #18

+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #12

There's a distinct difference between nigga and the n-word uponit7771 May 2016 #11

in-group use is inherently different than out-group use Warren DeMontague May 2016 #15

spoken like a stand up guy. Hiraeth May 2016 #19