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Old 11-09-2018, 11:25 PM
 
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It's 'official,' folks.

Never use the full slur, always refer to it as the "N-word."

Just to be safe (just a few weeks ago a high school principal came under fire for using the full word to explain to a student why he could not play a certain rap song during a basketball game; the song was filled with the "N word").

However, this does not apply to other races/ethnicities.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ra...rd-q-a-1159813

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Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen is apologizing for using the N-word while speaking at a post-screening discussion about his new movie Green Book, promising, "I will not utter it again."
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Old 11-09-2018, 11:56 PM
 
Location: Flyover Country
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Who cares?
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Old 11-10-2018, 02:12 AM
 
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I care.
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Old 11-10-2018, 03:53 AM
 
Location: Japan
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Who cares?
Everyone, apparently. How many times has this scenario played out now? Someone uses the word ******, appropriately, without any hint of malice, in the context of some discussion. Racist idiots, oblivious to context, are "outraged" because the speaker is white. Pathetic apologies ensue which may or may not save the speaker from ruin.
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Old 11-10-2018, 05:59 AM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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Not a fan of the word, nor any racial slur. However, it is just a word, and I was always taught words can't hurt me.
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Old 11-10-2018, 06:24 AM
 
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Who cares?
A lot do. It's a minefield out there; whitey must tread carefully.
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Old 11-26-2018, 05:39 PM
 
Location: Southwestern, USA, now.
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Since I just saw Green Book today i get it...I get Viggo...I get the apology....he didn't mean anything ,

he was making a point and will never make THAT mistake again! He's a good guy. Yes,

Whitey must tread carefully....
the media can blow things up.
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Old 11-26-2018, 05:50 PM
 
Location: Suburb of Chicago
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He was trying to make a point while still sounding like an adult. He probably should have expressed himself using rap instead.
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Old 11-26-2018, 05:52 PM
 
Location: 500 miles from home
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It's 'official,' folks.

Never use the full slur, always refer to it as the "N-word."

Just to be safe (just a few weeks ago a high school principal came under fire for using the full word to explain to a student why he could not play a certain rap song during a basketball game; the song was filled with the "N word").

However, this does not apply to other races/ethnicities.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ra...rd-q-a-1159813
One would think this would just be common knowledge.
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Old 11-26-2018, 05:59 PM
 
Location: So Cal
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I care.
Well then you would probably want to concentrate on rap music, most used word is nig***. Next most used words are bitc*** and ho**.
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