It's unfortunate - in my opinion - when people from various communities use such words amongst themselves, but it's especially offensive when people who are not members of a specific community use negatively charged words to describe said community. I still think the N-word, the word "fag", and words like "cripple", etc., are not the most fortunate words to use. I can always read people like that as if they are a book. I knew you were one of those people that think its not ok for others to use it but if they use it then you look the other way. But I did not mention it prior to that, which was my point. Uh, yes, obviously when I mention it as a reply AFTER you said it first, then of course I've talked about it too. So, even calling a person "handicapped" is beginning to have negative connotations, maybe not as bad as "cripple" so far, but it's getting a bit closer to meaning the same thing.įollow me on Twitter! You just did by saying that if they choose to use the word then its not your place to comment on it. And I think that in a modern society, there are many other words to describe a person than to call them N-words, fags, cripples, etc.Įven the description "handicapped person" is on its way out of the vocabulary in some areas of the physically challenged community, due to it's negative connotation regarding the history of people with challenges having to beg for money, hand-in-cap, being viewed as citizens of a lower class. What my original post said, was that I, myself, prefer not to use such words, so that I don't offend the parts of these communities that dislike such words. There are people in the gay/lesbian/bisexual community that dislike such words due to their negative connotations.Įither way, if some African Americans think it's okay to use the N-word, or some people from the gay/lesbian/bisexual community think it's okay to use the word "fag" - that is their choice, and not my place to comment on. They use fag when talking to their partner or trick or community but if a straight person use it, it's wrong. Especially those who were alive during the segregation - those who directly felt the impact of that era's points of view they are very much against the use of such words in any way, shape or form. Among African Americans, there are also those who feel it's wrong to use the word, namely because of the negative connotations, started by white people to oppress the black, and that to use the word amongst themselves to "disarm" it ends up just being a constant reminder of the word's history. I know that some African Americans use the word among themselves, but I have not commented on that at all.īesides, you generalize a lot in your reasoning. Pretty much you are saying that it is wrong for whites to use it but if Blacks do then its alright.
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