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Friday, October 1, 2010

"Slurs" in the Right Context

gay ol' time
im  someone who likes to write and hates  to have any words  limited. no word should be totally  off limits since any word can be used in not a mean spirited way, in the right context. examples: 

  • Niggas Wid Attitudes
  • Guinea t = wife beater (2nd probably more offensive)
  • "we;re here, we're queer..."
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
  • "Jew ' is one of those words that can really change meaning depending on context, emphasis: "he's celebrating Rosh Shoshana since he's a Jew"---o.k. but: "we had a lot of brandy left, but the  Jew drank it all up". not nice. keep in mind that even Shakespeare used that one in a very negative way, see Merchant of Venice. 
  • of course in my neighborhood of Harlem guys use the word "nigger'" all the time, as slang, describe each other etc. again, not as a put down. and no i don't agree that only those in the ethnic group can use it--yes, that's discrimination. 
  • of course words for females can be used as put downs or badges of honor depending on how you use them etc: "that bitch!" (the 3rd person negative). "the bitch is back!", the 1st person declarative,  a more up to date "i am woman hear me harp"

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