09-23-2005, 07:37 AM | #41 (permalink) | |
Getting it.
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10-16-2005, 04:27 AM | #42 (permalink) |
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"There is no such thing as bad language, only bad use of good language" - Billy Connolly
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10-16-2005, 01:05 PM | #43 (permalink) | |
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It came to be offensive when two things happened: People started taking offense. People used it to offend. Since the Niger River was a major transhipment route for the slave trade, those who initially took offense could have been Free Blacks viewing "nigger" as a synonym for "slave". But "nigger" didn't become "the N-word" until fairly recently... so I don't quite think that reasoning would apply.
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10-16-2005, 04:09 PM | #44 (permalink) | |
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For example the word "nigger" has a deep history of being used in a derogatory manner. Not using it is a show of respect and the admitance of past sins on the race it was used to describe. As such not using derogatory language in certain company is a show of courtesy. And refraining from using certain language around minors is a show of sensitivity towards the way their parrents might want them raised. |
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