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It's also possible those people you've discussed it with are done with explaining this and don't want to have the conversation with you. Even if they are compl
by PaulRobinson 6y ago
It's also possible those people you've discussed it with are done with explaining this and don't want to have the conversation with you.
Even if they are completely fine with it, you can't generalise - the fact people around you don't seem to care does not mean it is a word that does not carry offence to some, or even the majority.
All swear words and insults are "just words", but their power to offend comes from context and history.
For example, the "c-word" is almost a term of affection in some groups in England and I barely consider it a swear word when in a pub in London, but is a proper pearl-clutcher in the USA and I'd never use it in front of my parents (one in California, the other in the UK). Context matters.
Well done for being curious, but don't assume your data means you have discovered a universal truth.
- the-dude 6y ago> but don't assume your data means you have discovered a universal truth. I haven't claimed anything like that in the slightest.
- EForEndeavour 6y agoWhat did you mean to imply by your finding that "none of the negers had any objections to word neger in itself?"
- scoot 6y agoFor anyone wondering, he’s taking about the word “cunt”. It would have been simpler to spell it correctly, both here and for the word “nigger” in the original post. I assume it’s a form of dumbing down for the benefit of readers who it is assumed can’t grasp the difference between direct and reported speech.
- Freak_NL 6y agoI'm sure that among certain demographics the word is still used, but that is no different from the use of the N-word in the US, where it is used by some black people as an in-group term for their exclusive use (think gang culture and such). In polite Dutch conversation, print publications, television, radio, et cetera, the word is not bandied about, and addressing a random black person as 'neger' is certainly not recommended and will likely get you in trouble.