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Race & Ethnicity

Bully Taw

(194 posts)

8. Unfortunately...

Reply to SoutherDem (Reply #2)

Sat May 26, 2012, 01:40 AM

May 2012

all too often we are expecting to be offended and don't listen to what people actually say. Descriptors aren't racist by themselves. they need to be used to make a statement that may very well be racist.

Words aren't racist. The people that use them in a certain way can be.

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Are descriptors always bigoted? [View all] SoutherDem May 2012 OP

I guess you could provide the term ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #1

I will, but it could be any SoutherDem May 2012 #2

Unfortunately... Bully Taw May 2012 #8

Heres something GiovanniTheGreat Sep 2012 #10

I don't think so LASlibinSC May 2012 #3

Thanks for the reply SoutherDem May 2012 #4

I agree ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #5

It comes down, in my mind, LASlibinSC May 2012 #6

Good point SoutherDem May 2012 #7

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