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Typhoon
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 Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:23 pm
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Like 'nigger'. Or being called 'retard'.
I don't see why...people care if they're called something like that.
It's a word. You're not going to kneel over and DIE. You shouldn't even be affected by it, honestly. |
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Goomba
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Its because of the context and the way its used. A retarted person is someone mentally challenged, and if you have ever seen them, it is a very sad experience. So being called a retard is offensive.
As for the word nigger, nigger is a slang and degoratory word for negro, or black. Calling a black person a nigger is basically making fun of their ethnicity and ancestry. |
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Gold Prognosticus
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:10 pm
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It's not so much the word as the intention behind it - whatever the word itself is, if people use it in an offensive way then people will find it offensive. |
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