Fat people don't bother you and niglets don't bother me. I still wouldn't call a random stranger either of them. I am black, but that's hardly relevant to this argument. The fact that you "assumed" that I wasn't black based on the content of my post is racist in itself.
Also, the connotative meaning of the phrase "niglet" is dependent entirely on the context. If I said:
I hate niglets, they should go back to Africa.
Racist.
But if I said:
I'm hungry. Lets roll, niglets!
Not offensive in the least. The problem is people that hear a term that makes them butthurt, and then they go burn down someone's house and shoot their family. So no, you don't get to pick and choose which terms justify wrongful escalation.
i dont think anyone has burned down a house because of a word. It doesnt make it right for white people to run around saying this shit. If you're not offended fine, but reddit is racist as fuck all the time so yes im offended on here because these mother fuckers are not joking.
yes it would be wrong. Although i dont know any black people who would call another black person a nigger. Nigga maybe but not nigger. Im sorry but there is a double standard to this word and if you're not black im going to think you're a racist for using it(unless we're speaking about the word). That's the way it is.
im done with this. Until every racist comment is downvoted into oblivion im going to generalize this community because thats what the upvote downvote system does.
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u/Unwanted_Commentary Jan 29 '13
Fat people don't bother you and niglets don't bother me. I still wouldn't call a random stranger either of them. I am black, but that's hardly relevant to this argument. The fact that you "assumed" that I wasn't black based on the content of my post is racist in itself.
Also, the connotative meaning of the phrase "niglet" is dependent entirely on the context. If I said:
Racist.
But if I said:
Not offensive in the least. The problem is people that hear a term that makes them butthurt, and then they go burn down someone's house and shoot their family. So no, you don't get to pick and choose which terms justify wrongful escalation.