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That depends on the context. Believe it or not, plenty of kids of all colors have no idea what nigger means or why it is offensive. A white kid calling a blac
by asdasf 13y ago
That depends on the context. Believe it or not, plenty of kids of all colors have no idea what nigger means or why it is offensive. A white kid calling a black kid a nigger can be racism, or it can be that the kid has no idea what it means and also calls white kids and asian kids niggers too. That's really the very crux of the issue here, sexism is a motivation, it doesn't exist purely because the word sandwich is used. Just as the word nigger does not automatically mean racism is involved, racism is a motivation that could cause someone to use the word, but that doesn't mean you can extrapolate backwards and say there is always racism behind the word.
- hackinthebochs 13y agoYour defense of your point is bordering on the absurd. Yes, its technically true that these things may not indicate racism/sexism is the motivation behind their usage, but the vast vast majority of their usages are derived from racist/sexist thoughts from the wider culture or in the individual themselves. This is even more true in the case of the word nigger. To offer your point as if it has any usefulness in practice is ludicrous.
- asdasf 13y agoExcept that is exactly what is happening in the case the article presents.
- hackinthebochs 13y agoAnd now we're back to the original point of contention.