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Both whites and blacks get bullied the same amount but when it happens to a black person, it’s racism and is actually taken seriously. I get called dipshit and

Both whites and blacks get bullied the same amount but when it happens to a black person, it’s racism and is actually taken seriously. I get called dipshit and you get called the N-word. Why race-based bullying has suddenly become considered worse is beyond me.

frashelaw 6y ago
seethe, crakkker
kstrauser 6y ago
You honestly don't see the difference? Like, you can't think of any historical reasons why the n-word might carry a lot more weight than "dipshit"?
- asdff 6y ago
  Only a dipshit would make these false equivalencies
- jimbob45 6y ago
  Name-calling is name-calling. If the mere act of calling you a word makes you shake with anger, then the “sticks and stones” lessons needs to be re-learned.
atlasunshrugged 6y ago
Probably because race based bullying is connected 1) to something a person can't really change - their skin color. On the other hand, most people can stop being dipshits. 2) A legacy of people being enslaved, murdered, etc. for the color of their skin.
arp242 6y ago
If I get called a dipshit then it's, presumably, because something I did. Perhaps it's completely unjustified, but it's still over something I did. Being called a nigger is very different: it's about who you are and not about what you did. You're not judged for your actions (again, perhaps completely unjustified) but about who you are. It's like being called a "typical dumb American" every time you (allegedly) did something wrong. And while being called that once or twice probably won't faze most, being called that on a regular basis will wear your down eventually.
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