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Originally Posted by schteve_d
I was not talking to you specifically. I've got a lot of respect for what you are contributing to this thread. Just an observation on how the discussion on the word was going.
It's not like I need to use the word! If it's offensive I will give it up as it's not worth fretting about, but I do find it silly.
I find a lot of celebrity influence on our lives incredibly silly. I suppose this is another fine example of that.
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Okay understood, I wasn't sure if you were responding directly to me.
I don't want to come across as holier than thou in this particular aspect but I
never use the N word and my mother would have slapped me upside the head if she were to ever hear me say it. Her idea was that if we don't want them to call us that, then why should we say it. This is not the stance of many other black people and I get that, but just to give some perspective for people who might not know that some people just aren't a fan of the word overall.
I've only been called a thug once that I can ever remember, by a small business owner in Halifax when I was maybe 10 or 11. It was clearly delivered in a context that was intended to be racially offensive, so I remember it. If I'm in the checkout line at Superstore and hear that word, I wouldn't think anything of it or even care who said it.
Looks like the discussion is devolving to something pretty ugly now... but that's my take.