I agree. That is why I took issue with the sentence, Tony. Dana
On 8/14/07, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > there is no legitimate use for the notion of "acting like a black person" > > none. > > On 8/14/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sam. > > > > There is no legitimate use for the word retard. > > > > I am done here. > > > > Dana > > > > On 8/14/07, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Are you playing with me or do you really not get it? > > > > > > The word retard was used so often in a derogatory way that it became > > > offensive even when used legitimately. > > > > > > I'm not saying black man is a derogatory term, but if you use it in > > > that context often enough it will be viewed as such. > > > > > > Try this, if you replace a taboo word with a substitute word and use > > > it to mean the same thing, eventual the substitute word will also be > > > taboo. > > > > > > > > > On 8/14/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > when you say "acting like" sure. Then you have the implication that > > > > black men act in some specific way and also there is something wrong > > > > with that. But "nigger" does not have the same meaning as "black man," > > > > sorry. It's the implication that it does that is racist. > > > > > > > > And Sam, if the shoe fits.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240305 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
