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A combination of a very deep history of slavery and racism, and a civil rights movement to confront and dismantle it culturally. You could draw a parallel with
by abalone 9y ago
A combination of a very deep history of slavery and racism, and a civil rights movement to confront and dismantle it culturally.
You could draw a parallel with how Nazi symbols cannot be depicted in Germany (for the most part). It is not just about not offending little PC snowflakes or something.. it’s a campaign of de-Nazification. So too with racism here.
- tripzilch 9y agoBut that's an legal thing in Germany, not a convention. Also, because it's a codified law, you're perfectly allowed to use Nazi symbology in many contexts where US people would still feel they have to use the "n-word". The rules are a bit similar to "fair use" in copyright.
- abalone 9y agoSplitting hairs. Laws arise from conventions. And people still use the n word in many non-racist contexts here. The first amendment blocks the codification if this in law but the principle is the same: shun the words and symbols that these systems of oppression were built on.