Reacting to "nigger" like that makes the word more hurtful.
Tom Send a noteboard - 05/01/2011 03:26:35 AM
Also, I never understood what the proper etiquette is for citing rap songs that use "nigger" or "nigga". For example, you see a woman who is obviously looking for a rich guy. You turn to your friends and say, "I ain't sayin' she's a gold digga, but she ain't messin' with no broke nigga". Does anyone have a right to be offended (other than the gold digger) ?
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
New Edition of Huckleberry Finn will eliminate offensive words
- 04/01/2011 07:16:36 PM
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That's nothing that new. I read Sawyer and Huck Finn when I was like 10, and it was definitely water
- 04/01/2011 07:45:07 PM
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That's new to me.
- 04/01/2011 09:35:05 PM
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There's a difference between a kids' version and a normal version with a censored word, though. *NM*
- 04/01/2011 11:19:26 PM
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Wouldn't the "kids' versions" ALREADY have that word excised? *NM*
- 04/01/2011 11:53:09 PM
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Read real books then. What kind of ten year old needs to read dumbed down children's books?
- 04/01/2011 11:21:27 PM
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my gut says it wrong but my brain says it is OK
- 04/01/2011 09:11:00 PM
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No, the goal of the book (or one of them) was to illustrate authentic dialogue. Your brain sucks.
- 04/01/2011 11:49:13 PM
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I see logic isn't your strong point.
- 05/01/2011 04:09:27 PM
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Re: I see logic isn't your strong point.
- 08/01/2011 01:32:16 AM
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it still boils down to the fact that most teachers will not use a book with word nigger in it
- 08/01/2011 02:55:29 AM
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Wow. Hmm.
- 04/01/2011 09:31:27 PM
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naw Twain was a pinko liberal *NM*
- 04/01/2011 09:46:57 PM
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"Roar! You changed my book and now I eats you! Bwahaha"...umm...we really need a zombie smiley.
- 04/01/2011 10:59:39 PM
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It's probably a bad idea
- 04/01/2011 11:06:02 PM
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Reacting to "nigger" like that makes the word more hurtful.
- 05/01/2011 03:26:35 AM
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