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I think this is the best answer to your question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO15S3WC9pg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO15S3WC9pg

by jaas 8y ago

abnry 8y ago
Thank you for sharing. I accept the first half of his argument, which is why I don't use certain words. However, Coates gives himself the freedom to use certain words he would not himself use in situ. The news article posted appears that there is a word that white people cannot utter in any context, even in describing why they don't use it.
- threatofrain 8y ago
  I think his context is as a speaker on stage speaking in a meta way. Did he successfully predict audience reaction?
yycom 8y ago
The parent didn't ask for a link to a video, so a link to a video cannot be an answer to the question. Perhaps you could summarise or quote the part of the video that you believe answers the question.
b6 8y ago
The speaker in your video used the word "faggot" the same way, with no intent to offend. How should he be punished? If we're going to have this debate via videos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRJy48JWiHk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRJy48JWiHk
booleandilemma 8y ago
"To be black is to walk through the world and watch people doing things that you cannot do." Citation needed. It's 2018. We have had a black president. Don't use your skin color as an excuse for not achieving your goals. Does racism still exist? Sure, but not for black people more so than any other race.
- ceejayoz 8y ago
  > We have had a black president. Said black president had even the facts of his own birth challenged, including by the man who succeeded him in the backlash.
  - b6 8y ago
    If we're comparing how much they have been criticized and challenged, I'm sorry, I think Trump has Obama beat.
    - ceejayoz 8y ago
      Birtherism is a baseless conspiracy theory. “Trump is a fuckup President” can at least be argued for. You’ll find even conservatives like George Will and Republican Senators doing so.
    - pcwalton 8y ago
      You're going to go with the verbs "criticize" and "challenge" to describe flagrantly racist birtherism nonsense? Really?
- rayiner 8y ago
  > Does racism still exist? Sure, but not for black people more so than any other race. Black people in the US make a third less income on average than white people. If this is not the result of racism (either ongoing or the lasting effects of past racism), then please tell me what causes that difference.
  - tptacek 8y ago
    Ezra Klein has a stat --- I'm trying to track it down, so this is a paraphrase --- that for any given level of income, a black family in America also lives on a block that is 30% less affluent on average than a white family with the same income level.
  - b6 8y ago
    Men are much more likely than women to commit suicide and be homeless, and many times more likely to be incarcerated. If this is not the result of sexism, please tell me what causes that difference.

I think this is the best answer to your question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO15S3WC9pg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO15S3WC9pg

by jaas 8y ago

I think this is the best answer to your question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO15S3WC9pg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO15S3WC9pg

abnry 8y ago

Thank you for sharing. I accept the first half of his argument, which is why I don't use certain words. However, Coates gives himself the freedom to use certain words he would not himself use in situ. The news article posted appears that there is a word that white people cannot utter in any context, even in describing why they don't use it.

threatofrain 8y ago
I think his context is as a speaker on stage speaking in a meta way. Did he successfully predict audience reaction?

yycom 8y ago

The parent didn't ask for a link to a video, so a link to a video cannot be an answer to the question. Perhaps you could summarise or quote the part of the video that you believe answers the question.

b6 8y ago

The speaker in your video used the word "faggot" the same way, with no intent to offend. How should he be punished? If we're going to have this debate via videos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRJy48JWiHk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRJy48JWiHk

booleandilemma 8y ago

"To be black is to walk through the world and watch people doing things that you cannot do." Citation needed. It's 2018. We have had a black president. Don't use your skin color as an excuse for not achieving your goals. Does racism still exist? Sure, but not for black people more so than any other race.

ceejayoz 8y ago
> We have had a black president. Said black president had even the facts of his own birth challenged, including by the man who succeeded him in the backlash.
- b6 8y ago
  If we're comparing how much they have been criticized and challenged, I'm sorry, I think Trump has Obama beat.
  - ceejayoz 8y ago
    Birtherism is a baseless conspiracy theory. “Trump is a fuckup President” can at least be argued for. You’ll find even conservatives like George Will and Republican Senators doing so.
  - pcwalton 8y ago
    You're going to go with the verbs "criticize" and "challenge" to describe flagrantly racist birtherism nonsense? Really?
rayiner 8y ago
> Does racism still exist? Sure, but not for black people more so than any other race. Black people in the US make a third less income on average than white people. If this is not the result of racism (either ongoing or the lasting effects of past racism), then please tell me what causes that difference.
- tptacek 8y ago
  Ezra Klein has a stat --- I'm trying to track it down, so this is a paraphrase --- that for any given level of income, a black family in America also lives on a block that is 30% less affluent on average than a white family with the same income level.
- b6 8y ago
  Men are much more likely than women to commit suicide and be homeless, and many times more likely to be incarcerated. If this is not the result of sexism, please tell me what causes that difference.