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Originally Posted by Zapruder
If I were playing the victim I would be calling for firings for language disrespectful to Christians. I'm not. It's not about religion, it's about consistency. Peters apparently is losing his job here. I don't think Peters actually hates black people. I don't think most of the people using the name of Jesus as a cuss word actually hate Christ and Christians. If people lose their job for use of a disrespectful term once, ten years ago, it's hard to make the case to other groups who feel disrespected that other coaches shouldn't be fired for things they've said. We know how quickly the mob can turn on people and go way overboard in recent times. There can be other victims here too. Also, people who feel disrespected will tune the game out.Whatever we do, consistency is not unimportant.
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I don't think you know how racism works. Using derogatory terms to denigrate and demoralize an already vulnerable popuation (visible minorities) is significantly different than taking the lord's name in vain which might upset a few people in the power structure that has led the oppression of minorities for millenia.
This is like the meme making fun of the TV show asking which is worse, the "n-word" or "cracker"....pretty clear it's the word you can't even say.