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I also hope smart people know the difference between Black people jokingly saying "Negro" (and other words with historical context); versus the historical context that lead to such words being considered offensive (not by all, but by enough for it to count within a societal context; and most of these words themselves aren't offensive--the context, usage, and tone are offensive).
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The first part of this sentence seems to me to come dangerously close to the argument that it is OK for black people to say nigger, but not for white people to do so.
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Seriously, naraht? This has been said for generations and said in the mainstream for decades (a la Peggy McIntosh's white privilege appearances on Oprah where she discussed that the racial designations aren't about skin complexion--and things like whose "nude stockings" are nude).
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Seriously. Unfortunately, IMO, the term "European-American" has more or less been hijacked by groups that are either Neo-nazi (or close). My kids have ancestry from at least 7 different European Nations with no single nation representing more than a quarter. (Led to some fun issues with the elementary school when they wanted something all the kids to bring something in from the family culture).
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That's how it is in EVERY society because NO ONE is born with a racial, ethnic, and or cultural identity.
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Do you disagree with putting race on Birth Certificates then?
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I get that people want to pretend to be "different" and pretend that they are oblivious to, and challenging of, race and the history behind words like "Negro" in certain societies (not just AmeriKKKa). But, you have to first acknowledge the reality that we've created and also acknowledge that you're an active participant in it 99% of the time--the other 1% is devoted to trying to be "different."
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Until you can show that in the year 2010 that either a majority of this country or the Policies of the federal government align with those of the KKK, I would appreciate that the term "AmeriKKKa" no longer be used.