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Originally Posted by maleficent
language, proper or improper, doesn't necessarily make a person a good person or not... Words are just words technically... it's how those words are used...
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Yet again, I agree.
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Originally Posted by maleficent
It's not neccessarily what is said, it's how it's being said... "Let's go get some bitches" really is no different than saying "Let's go get some women" though bitches is slightly more derogatory.. The meaning behind is the same, that the person making the statement (the way I am interpreting it anyhow) is just out to nail some chicks - and really is not interested in the person... Maybe that's oK if that's what they both want... but - eh - it just sits a little wrong with me
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An addition I made to my original post earlier which you might find thought provoking, if you haven't seen the edit already: "Where do YOU place the weight? Why? Does your assumption change if the language is backed with malice? Ignorance?"
If we momentarily assume that person saying "lets go get some bitches" is saying it out of ignorance -- that is, he either doesn't understand why it should be offensive or doesn't believe it is offensive, would it hold the same weight as someone who understood the above and still used it?
You've made me consider that perhaps I the reason I think E is a good person despite his verbiage is that I believe he uses it out of ignorance or apathy.