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Originally posted by ChaosDST
Soror,
According to the Sociology of Racism, in order for something to be determined as racist, we would have to know the thoughts and intentions behind it. NIGGER is a well known racial slur, but it's use does not entail racism or that one is a racist. Racism is very intentional, so since we can't determine whether or not the mistake was intentional, we can not assume that it was racist. There's the difference, which is why we can not cry racism at every offense. It voids the argument and can dimmenish our credibility.
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Scenario: A Black person is walking down the street, a white person approaches and says, "Hey NIGGER!!"
A. Freudian Slip
B. Racist or insulting
I vote for B -- racist or insulting. Regardless of his or her intention, NIGGER has a negative, insulting connotation which does not translate into a Freudian slip. I graduated with a degree in psychology and studied Freud. Freudian slips is a bunch of hogwash.
Tell me was it a Freudian slip this past Halloween in Auburn?
Was it a Freudian slip then or was that insulting?
But yet typing a person's name as NIGGER vs. NIGER is NOT INSULTING?!?!?!?
Puh leeeeeeease, it is an insult and one of a racist nature. Our society has become too used to the N word and as such they get less upset when it is used so casually or by members of another race or ethnicity but regardless, NIGGER was meant to be an insult upon creation and when used last week for a person's name.