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When you attempt to incite with such inflammatory language, do you consider how a black person might feel reading it? It isn't necessary to make your point.
by WillPostForFood 10y ago
When you attempt to incite with such inflammatory language, do you consider how a black person might feel reading it? It isn't necessary to make your point.
- lkiernan 10y agoBecause he said the N-word? Come on. Words have power and these words are strong. And they should be, because the response is directed at complete ignorance. This kind of reaction feels quite closed-minded, working on racism-as-a-checklist.
- WillPostForFood 10y agoA day without a needless racial slur is better than a day with. Maybe the comment was ignorant, but using a racial slur to try to undermine it is even more ignorant and needless. It is a misappropriation of power of the word, it wasn't necessary, and is an incredibly disproportionate response.
- lkiernan 10y agoMy initial reaction to your comment was along the lines of > Do you consider how a black person might feel writing it? It seems somewhat necessary to bring up past persecutions. I had likened this to swearing to highlight emotional intent. However I have no idea how that word affects some people. I'm just a white guy who is in no position to have an opinion on whether this is okay and was wrong to belittle it.
- kentrado 10y agoI know EXACTLY how a black person feels. I am not going to explain to you the nuance of using that word to remind parent of the ugly and oppressive history associated with it, because I'm pretty sure you are just being a concern troll.
- WillPostForFood 10y agoNuance? You are flat accusing him of being racist in the laziest way. Let me explain the nuance of dropping a nuclear bomb on a jaywalker: there is no nuance.