Lets leave it to the people. Is the term ghetto goon racist? (support, race)

[shpanda]

Originally Posted by enemy country

By this poll half the people give or take believe the phrase is racist. Do you think you should use a phrase that half of any population group feels is racist?

I think half the people need to get some thicker skin and stop being so offended by words.

[Backspace]

Originally Posted by btsilver

Everyone in this thread is aware of that. But calling someone ghetto that isn't ghetto is still incorrect.

I guess that would be a matter of opinion wouldn't it? We're still allowed to have those right?

[calipoppy]

Originally Posted by Backspace

I'm basing the term ghetto on the place where he admittedly received most of his political leanings, Chicago IL which is filled with ghettos.

But that makes no sense. His formative years were spent in Hawaii and Indonesia. That's like saying that firefighters, school teachers and nurses who grew up in the suburbs are now "ghetto goons" because they happen to spend their professional careers working in areas considered "ghettos".

But we all know what you really mean and what you really are

[calipoppy]

Originally Posted by shpanda

I think half the people need to get some thicker skin and stop being so offended by words.

So if we started using some choice words to describe your mother, your wife or daughter, would you have that same advice

[enemy country]

Originally Posted by calipoppy

But that makes no sense. His formative years were spent in Hawaii and Indonesia. That's like saying that firefighters, school teachers and nurses who grew up in the suburbs are now "ghetto goons" because they happen to spend their professional careers working in areas considered "ghettos".

But we all know what you really mean and what you really are

This^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by Had2SaySumthin

Trying to define slang using a dictionary is an exercise in futility.

The original meaning of the term is here...
Urban Dictionary: ghetto goon

When middle-aged and old white people use it, they're talking about unlawful minorities, or even just male minorities, depending on their level of racial hatred ................... and everybody knows it.

Just one of the photos which turned up when googling for "ghetto goon"

yep, sure looks like an unlawful, male minority to me

[jrossjr79]

Originally Posted by Backspace

I'm basing the term ghetto on the place where he admittedly received most of his political leanings, Chicago IL which is filled with ghettos.

So now a whole city can be deemed as ghetto?

[shpanda]

Originally Posted by calipoppy

So if we started using some choice words to describe your mother, your wife or daughter, would you have that same advice

- You don't know my mother, so you would be assuming, which I wouldn't care about.

- Single, straight female, sweetie.

- No kids.

Nice try though.

[enemy country]

Originally Posted by jrossjr79

So now a whole city can be deemed as ghetto?

He....... never mind. We know why he calls Obama and specifically Obama this racist term.

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by enemy country

He....... never mind. We know why he calls Obama and specifically Obama this racist term.

And we know you call everyone who hates Obama a racist.