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What's up with the N word? Keep it out of the Podium please.

12,738 11,124 July 20, 2012 at 06:48 PM in Question
It really bothers me when black people or for that matter anyone uses the N word.

I was walking into Wal-Mart today, when I passed a group of five young black kids. All I heard was N this and you F-ing N. More then once in the short time it took me to get out of ear shot of them.

My question is if it is an offensive word for a white person to say it, what makes it less offensive for a black person to use it?

If I would have been walking past them with some of my white friends and called one of them a N In front of them, I would more then likely would have had to defend myself.

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Iaaaiws
07-20-2012 at 09:13 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:13 PM.
Quote from SlickChik :
I see. Well, I don't see a problem with that rule. I know it isn't a favorite opinion, but I'm okay with that.
So if a white person considers the "N" word to be acceptable withing their culture you think it is okay for them to use it as long as there aren't any blacks around to hear it?
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finzz2dlft
07-20-2012 at 09:13 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:13 PM.
Quote from TigerStar :
But if it's my culture, it's okay, right?

Are you saying you have a Culture Club? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MdOYG4SZjM
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07-20-2012 at 09:16 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:16 PM.
Quote from finzz2dlft :
Are you saying you have a Culture Club? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MdOYG4SZjM
I like that song! woot
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SlickChik
07-20-2012 at 09:17 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:17 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
So if a white person considers the "N" word to be acceptable withing their culture you think it is okay for them to use it as long as there aren't any blacks around to hear it?
This discussion is headed to the podium if we keep going. I'm honestly not up for the debate at the moment. It has become tiresome at this point.
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07-20-2012 at 09:18 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:18 PM.
No podium! Nono
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finzz2dlft
07-20-2012 at 09:20 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:20 PM.
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I like that song! woot

Welcome to the Club! Woot Will you be the President?
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07-20-2012 at 09:22 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:22 PM.
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Welcome to the Club! Woot Will you be the President?
I'm only your loyal President! Worthy/buttkisser Embarrassment
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Iaaaiws
07-20-2012 at 09:27 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:27 PM.
I keep forgetting that critical thinking is an offensive term in the Lounge Doh
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finzz2dlft
07-20-2012 at 09:28 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:28 PM.
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I'm only your loyal President! Worthy/buttkisser Embarrassment

Better make Tigerstar something, or he might feel sad. I don't want him to think I took over his Culture Club.

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I keep forgetting that critical thinking is an offensive term in the Lounge Doh

Secret Only when it says "no podium" in the title nod
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07-20-2012 at 09:31 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:31 PM.
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Secret Only when it says "no podium" in the title nod
That didn't seem to matter with my thread that got moved to the Podium. And since we are no longer allowed to disagree in the Podium it got locked there. Talk about the twilight zone laugh out loud
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07-20-2012 at 09:31 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:31 PM.
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Better make Tigerstar something, or he might feel sad. I don't want him to think I took over his Culture Club.




Secret Only when it says "no podium" in the title nod
TS can be the toothfary! Harhar

The Podium is Cold I'll have the thread closed first! Mad
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finzz2dlft
07-20-2012 at 09:33 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:33 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
That didn't seem to matter with my thread that got moved to the Podium. And since we are no longer allowed to disagree in the Podium it got locked there. Talk about the twilight zone laugh out loud

Indeed it is. nod


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TS can be the toothfary! Harhar

The Podium is Cold I'll have the thread closed first! Mad

I'm askeered of the podium.
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07-20-2012 at 09:34 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:34 PM.
Quote from finzz2dlft :
Indeed it is. nod





I'm askeered of the podium.
Well, if you see it going that way you can lock it at OP request. Sadwalk
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calistyle
07-20-2012 at 09:45 PM.
07-20-2012 at 09:45 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
Exactly what context would make the use of that word acceptable?

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07-21-2012 at 02:42 AM.
07-21-2012 at 02:42 AM.
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