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Originally Posted by valo403
I completely disagree. Using a term like nip is intended to denigrate the other, to place them in a position of lowered status. It's 100% racist. The comparison to being fat/ugly is asinine. Of course those aren't racist, they aren't based upon race.
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rac·ism [rey-siz-uhm] Show IPA
noun
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
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Simply calling someone "nip" does not qualify as racist under any of these definitions. It seems that you have just ascribed your own meaning to the word "racism" and are basing your beliefs on that. Perhaps you will argue that it falls under the third definition, but that completely ignores context. The word can be used without the intention of conveying hatred or intolerance. Again, you have to look at what is actually being said and consider the intention behind it.