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Originally Posted by Cactus Chef
I daresay if you walked into a black church and said, "Boy this place sure is poor and backward, but I can tell you're truly god-fearing men!", you'd get punched in the face. I don't know how you can read "backward" as anything less than judgemental, as it implies there is a correct mode of worship from which this sect deviates.
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Everyone would take offense at being called backward, not just black folks. And yes, of course it's judgmental. Still, "backward" doesn't mean "wrong", "incorrect" or "not real" as far as I know, not being a native speaker. You can be true, honest, sincere, devout and still backward.