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| Thu, 04-12-2007 - 6:22pm |
I've been thinking about the recent discussion about "opinions" and the Imus case comes to mind as an example, an extreme example for sure...but an example none the less.
Here's a link to one of the many stories about this issue
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/09/imus.ap/index.html?eref=ew?cid=CNN+Showbiz+Feed
So is it true, if someone

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Doesnt make your racist statement true either. Let me ask you this. Is Honkey, Cracker, or Whitey racist?
Of course. They are degrading someone based on their race. So by definition, racist.
If I don't know, Montel, called a college team of white guys stupid crackers, that would be a racist comment. Why would you think it would be any different?
It isnt a red herring. It relates well just with the shoe on the other foot.
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I am asking you if you would apologize for calling him a racist. You seem very passionate about your thoughts on this situation. So if you really believe that he is a racist with all your being, would you apologize to him for calling him a racist?
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What racist statement?
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Calling someone a cracker, honkey, or whitey is not degrading. Saying All whities are bigots is degrading.
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No it wouldnt. I would be degrading on a human level but not racist.
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I didnt...I was asking you a question.
I know!
All the terms mentioned in the prior post are racist, not *just* degrading. Honkey, the N word, calling women nappy headed ho's. Its racist. Again, you might not think so, but the fact is, you, are wrong.
"Definition: racist term
A word used against a specific race of people to down them because of skin color or nationality
nigger, boogey, jig, jiggaboo, skinhead, moylie, molignon, schvotza, jungle bunny, greaser, greaseball, dago, guinea, wop, ginzo, kyke, zebe, hebe, yid, mockey, himey, mick, donkey, turkey, limey, frog, zip, zipperhead, squarehead, kraut, hiney, geri, hun, slope, slopehead, chink, gook, bush nigger, cabbie, towel head, etc. etc. "
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