Not good for minority rights?
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sylus":uzz75fa6 said:
Here's the thing - you took issue with my use of the word, not the other way around.
I never argued about it's origin, I'm merely asserted my use of it as correct - you wibbled with that, not the other way around. No point bleating about it, plenty of words have origin meanings, that have gone on to be used and defined for other, implied meanings in later times.
As to Brutus - well you brought that on yourself, there.
sylus":2735bjs8 said:
Why are you constantly trying to assert strawmen?
You took issue with my use of the word, not the other way around - I didn't start telling you what you thought of the word was bogus - merely that my use of the word was indeed correct. There is a difference.
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Neil you have said more or less all I would have said on this.
Seems the media is largely to blame for this notion that that the N word is bandied around harmlessly amongst the groups it is otherwise used to offend.
Arguing that KKK and NF types should be free to carry on using terms like that, in the name of free speech; and that that is somehow justified because some members of the group it is used to offend happen to have taken 'ownership' of the term, use it ironically, or out of ignorance, is specious.
The judicial system has discretion, and it is applied when the facts of a case are considered.
Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello or Snoop can argue for artistic license.
Let the local BNP campaigner have his day in court I say, rather than allow them the same license.
Seems the media is largely to blame for this notion that that the N word is bandied around harmlessly amongst the groups it is otherwise used to offend.
Arguing that KKK and NF types should be free to carry on using terms like that, in the name of free speech; and that that is somehow justified because some members of the group it is used to offend happen to have taken 'ownership' of the term, use it ironically, or out of ignorance, is specious.
The judicial system has discretion, and it is applied when the facts of a case are considered.
Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello or Snoop can argue for artistic license.
Let the local BNP campaigner have his day in court I say, rather than allow them the same license.
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