Nah, I'm good here.

i don't know about you guys, but i for one am interested in seeing the outcome of that experiment. i think it's research worthy.

That research would end poorly with bad results. LOL

i think it would deem discussion at like a conference or something.

have an open forum or something on it.

Fine...hire security....LOL

can't we all just get along?

Do you speak for your entire race???

When racist people stop making up derogatory terms or making terms derogatory, that's when we'll stop changing them. And you can call people whatever they choose to be called. If one person chooses to be called African American, so be it and if another chooses to be called Black or otherwise, so be it. No one has the right to determine how someone or a group of people choose to define themselves and it's not important that you understand or get it. Respect other people and they will respect you. Period.

This is a matter of opinion and people see this differently. For me, "Colored" is right up there with the other word...not much difference. And I don't want to be called or refered to as that by anyone, not even an 83 year old man/woman and I will kindly (at first) tell a person not to call me that no matter how they grew up or what they're used to. I have that right. Some people have had more experiences with racism than others and that could be a reason for the different feelings and perceptions.

Certainly not!

This made me chuckle.

The most racist and derogatory term in the thread was cracker that was thrown my way by a well know racist DaemonSeid who defends murderers because of the color of their skin.


If the President gave a speech to the NAACP then what term should he use when you all prefer a different term? You will complain either way.




Doubtful. Most of your people don't even respect themselves.

I respect people that go to school, get jobs, work hard, take care of their kids and don't break the law.

I think he was wrong for typing that to ANYONE. I hate racial slurs of any sort.

You're still an idiot for idiot's sake. Have fun. :)

If anyone ever wanted to know what a racist thinks, well, here you go. lol.

Cracker isn't half as hateful as the word colored used the context and meaning you're using and Mumia wasn't a murderer. He was targeted by the police for what he wrote about them. Any pigs that may have died definately deserved it. So does anyone who disagrees with that sentiment.

Mumia is a scumbag and anyone that defends Mumia is a scumbag.


FRY Mumia!!

Mm-hmm.

Anyone else think madmax = Zephyrus trying to get a rise out of folks?

He was banned. Before madmax started completely showing his/her ass, I picked up on the Zephyrus vibe.

max has been showing his @ss for a while...this aint new.

Really now...heh!

Hi pot!

There's no pot and kettle here. I don't type racial slurs.

Unless you count when you THOUGHT I was calling you a dreadlock Rasta. :rolleyes: I already told you I'd never insult Rastas like that.

Probably TOS stuff. I remember him saying things like "You and your monkey friends need to...."

I guess they got sick of him?

First I've seen him. I meant to say starting showing his ass in this conversation.

Not what I was referring to.

But you are in the ballpark.

I don't type racial slurs either :D

I do however believe in intent.

Spin on it for awhile...it will come to you.

Guessing games are lame. Just shut up.

You did.

Make me... you do indeed have your uses...not many, but you do.

:D

And you have your idiot.

Anyway, you were wrong for typing that slur, regardless of your intent.

Well you and madmax can cry and get over it together.

Anything else?

Yeah, you're an idiot.

Classy...and your mama wears combat boots...like I should give 2 shits about your opinion, go play.

Hm. Didn't we discuss the offense of those two words together?

You do and it is sad.

Hello, let me introduce you to madmax. He's trying to offend.

and sadder still, you love me.

that's why you talk to me.

**CLICK!**

Regardless of what Mumia or anyone else may have done, count me in as disagreeing that any police officers "deserved" to die.
So does that mean I deserve to die as well? :rolleyes:

I agree with you MysticCat!

I was going to say something, but then again...

...there you have it. :rolleyes:

And has this little bit of banter really progressed to "your mama" jokes? Srsly? Next will come, "Talk to the hand" if y'all keep it up long enough. Then we'll be forced to have a "Food to eat while watching the DS vs. DP thread" thread.

shut up

:bringing e-popcorn:

...called it. I mean since I have all the time in the world, with not working, disrespecting myself, and breaking the law.

This may just be me but I don't generally refer to someone's race when I'm talking to them. I'm pretty sure they know their race. It comes up maybe... once every 100 or so conversations.

LOL. I had that same thought.

I assume you don't like it because you're not from Africa, which makes perfect sense. But how is someone supposed to know that? Are there noticeable differences in features or skin color?

I'm not trying to stir the pot here, just honestly asking.

This makes me think of an old WWII propaganda poster I saw once, the jist of which was "how to tell a Chinese person from a Japanese person so you're not unnecessarily mean to the Chinese person since it's not them we're pissed off at."

No, there usually aren't features and skin color differences.

She and all other people of the African diaspora will just have to take it on a case-by-case basis. Being Jamaican or Brazilian, for example, are not racial designations. Black and African American are pretty standard. People can specify their cultural or ethnic designations from there. Black and African American are the least offensive and least nitpicky of the category labels, as far as I'm concerned. They originated for a reason.

I consider that different than "Black people" from all over the globe. Chinese and Japanese are not only culturally but ethnically distinct within the "Asian" racial category. I can usually tell the difference because the different Asian ethnicities tend to have different physical features.

Does anyone remember the martial arts film "Chinese vs. Japanese?" Great film. A lot of people didn't know there WAS a difference before that film was released in America.