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A Question About Offensive Language

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by MDG045, Apr 25, 2017.

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  1. MDG045

    MDG045 Active Member

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    so you don't know what I said yet you claim I am hateful based on what I have said...Oh my gosh you really don't know what you are talking about do you :roflol:
     
    MDG045, Apr 25, 2017
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    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    $50 for where I said "you are hateful".
     
    Ronstar, Apr 25, 2017
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    Belch Well-Known Member

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    No, it's not.
     
    Belch, Apr 25, 2017
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    "White" people are largely smarter than "black" people (I include Chinese etc Asians in "white"). IQ studies prove this.

    "Black" people are fitter than "white" people. Every Olympics proves this.

    Is truth racist?
     
    Jim Nash, Apr 25, 2017
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    Ok so I guess BH Obama was a hodad then, by definition, both yours and Webster's.

    I do not believe his 50% white, 12% Negro, and 38% Arab ethnicity means that calling him a hodad is racist.

    It means he don't surf !!!

    I have surfed a couple of times in my ocean kayak but not on purpose.
     
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  6. MDG045

    MDG045 Active Member

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    "any forum I would own would ban members who use bigoted epithets"-your words.
     
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    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    untruths can be

    like "the average black person is in better physical shape than the average white person".
     
    Ronstar, Apr 25, 2017
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    how many whites do you see in the NBA?
     
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    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    how many blacks in the NHL?
     
    Ronstar, Apr 25, 2017
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    fair enough
     
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    White peoples are from Europe and Eurasia.

    Asians are not white peoples they are Asian peoples.

    Black peoples are from Africa, specifically sub-Saharan.

    Arab peoples are a different group still who are from North Africa and the Middle East.

    And North, Meso, and South American native peoples are a different group still.

    Peoples means various ethnicities.

    If you are going to quote statistical studies you should provide links to your sources.

    Otherwise you sound (and probably are) racist.

    FYI @Jim Nash .
     
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    APACHERAT Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    "Context" is wholly subjective, being dependent solely on the knower.
     
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    No humans are 'smarter' than any others. Neuroplasticity means all of us are capable of learning enough to be 'smart'. The differences are cultural, not biological.
     
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    What about fallacies?

    Here is the list I use as definitions.

    Just asking.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
     
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    Actually there are stats on this.

    But like Mark Twain said, there are lies, damn lies, and then there are statistics.
     
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    How a word is defined depends upon the context in which it is used.
     
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    I do not like the word, would never use it, think no one should, But Obama and CNN used it, so I guess Trump and Fox can too if they want

    I am of the belief, all or none.... if you think it's ok for someone to say based on their race.... that is racist
     
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    word to the wise:

    be VERY careful when using the "N" word.
     
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    That was a GREAT video !!!

    Thanks @APACHERAT !!!

    It's an honor to meet you Staff Sergeant.

    Semper Fi !!!
     
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    APACHERAT Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I know Barack Husseain Obama has a credibility problem when it comes telling the truth, he is a community organizer by proffesion and an Alynskyite.

    But in Obama's own words.
    Dreams from My Father:
    https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-My-Father-Story-Inheritance/dp/1400082773

    “The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer”
     
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    Why?

    The interesting thing about words like "the N word" is that it shows who is not allowed to be denigrated. I've been called the N word (nazi) and a bunch of other words along the way, but for some reason, nobody cared to point out that the Nazi moniker was being used intentionally as a pejorative.

    So are pejoratives not allowed? That would put a lot of lefties out of the debate business because they aren't capable of debate. Homophobic, islamaphobic, sexist, racist, blah blah blah blah blah blah and blah.

    Yes, the N word is not allowed because it targets a particular race. Other races are open season, but not blacks.

    You can tell what race or gender or ideological bent is protected by what is allowed, and what isn't. That protection is not required for white guys. Can you guess why?
     
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    .....tissue?
     
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    Obama's Grandparents raised him, but they wanted him to choose for himself what to believe and he seems to have choose Christianity as his religion of choice
     
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    Quite apropo considering that's actually the reason why white guys (especially conservatives) can be called names, but others can't.

    Us white guy conservatives don't need tissue. We just laugh it off because we're not the ugly chick at the bar being told that we're ugly. We're the hot chick at the bar, and we know better than to listen to some hodad spouting a bunch of nonsense that can hurt us.

    We really are number one, and we know it!

    And that's why I don't need tissue or protection.

    That need for protection against words is how you really know the truth. The protection is required for those who are hurt by the truth. So we have a whole slew of words we can't use because the people they target are hurt by truth.
     
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