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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
... are killed off ... it was renamed "Ten Little Indians." ...
Can anyone think of any other racial slur ...
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Pardon the partial quotation, but I'm curious - was, "Ten Little Indians" not considered a racial slur by some people?
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Originally Posted by NVash
Im against rewriting this book. I havent read all of these posts but I just wanted to drop in and ask something here. Is anyone aware that the infamous 'n-word' doesnt refer to just African Americans?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Nigger
Take a look at definition number 2, the slang version under '-noun'. I believe thats the way everyone is using it now, especially African Americans. Does that change anything? No, not really. I guess its a hard thing to discuss because everyone seems to okay with throwing it at someone right until someone throws it right at them. And dont let that guy be Caucasian. Its a horrible double standard IMHO. |
Which do you think is the most reputable, most reliable and based on the greatest amount of research?
- OED
- Merriam-Webster
- reference.com
Do you think that being based on a range of different sources makes reference.com more credible? It's a serious question - I'm interested in dictionaries, and why people use them.
Wasn't the slang use by African Americans covered by the point raised earlier (the last paragraph in Post #131), that nevertheless, when the n-word is used by a Caucasian it causes offense?
When you say, "... I believe thats the way everyone is using it now ...", if you mean literally
everyone, then you might as well accept the reference.com World English Dictionary definition which clearly indicates that its use is derogatory, or offensive. Consequently, I don't see how that is a double-standard, as it applies universally.