Anonymous #1 1d

Fun fact: You can sing any song you want and choose to still not say any slurs if there are any in the lyrics! You tried, but your excuses don’t work.

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Anonymous #1 1d

No way this dude is trying to do the “is it illegal to make plans with friends now” shit about saying the n-word

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Anonymous #1 1d

saying slurs is racist, yes. appropriating cultures is also racist. i listen to SO much rap music, and even love Vince Staples latest “Blackberry Marmalade”… i am creative enough to use different words instead of the n-word because i’m not stupid. i respect the people too much to do that.

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Anonymous #3 1d

yeah youre not getting white savior points dawg, no one cares

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Anonymous OP 1d

yeah you can do that, but why? the context of words matter and people are tired of being browbeaten for shit no one really cares about

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Anonymous #1 1d

lmfao just admit you’re racist the cowardly little racist wants to be racist but can’t handle being called racist? weird.

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Anonymous #4 1d

saying a slur while singing a song is not the same as directing a slur towards someone to be racist against them idk how people dont understand this

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Anonymous #1 1d

soooo i don’t think you understand the concept of what a white savior is… and acting like nobody cares about white people saying slurs if it’s in a sing-song way is so so silly.

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Anonymous #1 1d

I personally lack the understanding of why it’s so hard for you to just be okay with not saying slurs.

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Anonymous #1 1d

you’re the one choosing to say the slur in the first place.

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Anonymous #1 1d

racism doesn’t always mean you are directing it toward a victim. you are still racist if you say slurs in your home without the presence of the subject of said slur… i think you have a LOT to learn about racism, young padawan.

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Anonymous #3 1d

just an fyi, this psychotic shit right here is why people hate the left

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Anonymous #1 1d

your arrogance and willful ignorance is your own fault; don’t blame others for your own issues.

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Anonymous #4 1d

respond to the point

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Anonymous #1 1d

The point of you choosing to say slurs and refusing to recognize the issue in that?

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Anonymous #4 1d

the point that singing the lyrics of a song is not the same as directing a slur at a minority

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Anonymous #3 1d

It is very telling that #1 brought up “singing along to a song” as an excuse when that was never mentioned in this post or the post I quoted. Buddy tried to distract from the main point and is upset it’s not working lol

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Anonymous #1 1d

that was already addressed, you just dislike the answer. you could choose to stop saying slurs, but you haven’t. this is an active decision on your part.

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Anonymous OP 1d

the original post is clearly referring to the phenomenon of years old videos of someone singing along to a song or something like that gets posted then thousands of online people call their job/school to get them fired

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Anonymous #1 1d

Whether you’re saying slurs towards someone or while singing a song, it’s still harmful, racist behavior.

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Anonymous #4 1d

so to be clear, you honest to god believe that singing along to a song with slurs, in your car by yourself, is the same as calling a black person the n word as an insult

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Anonymous OP 1d

why and how

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Anonymous #1 1d

they inevitably have the same outcome, even if there isn’t a person directly there to suffer from it. ultimately, you saying a slur causes harm to someone. if you’re not around anyone, there is no one to know that you said a slur, but you still performed the act that causes harm. it may not have the exact same impact, but you still engaged in the exact same bad behavior. you’re dismissing the weight and impact of those words in order to justify your preferred ability to use them.

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Anonymous #4 1d

at the bare minimum, it’s selfish as fuck.

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Anonymous #4 1d

yeah thats pretty obviously insane

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Anonymous #1 1d

why don’t you use your words and explain why you believe so? actually try to articulate your reasoning as to why you believe the use of slurs in isolated instances is justified.

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Anonymous #1 1d

assuming you actually thought about this, rather than just dismissing any reasoning you receive in order to justify your own preferred behavior.

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Anonymous #1 1d

also, while you do so, think about this scenario: You believe you’re alone while driving on the road, you go ahead and sing along to a song, saying a slur along the way, but as you’re stopped at a red light you notice someone in the car next to you overhears you saying said slur. How do you feel?

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Anonymous #1 1d

No, it doesn’t directly refer to that, you’re just bringing up specific points to justify your wrong behavior.

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Anonymous #4 1d

the reasoning is that in all uses of all language, context matters. the same act of saying a slur can be racist in one instance and not racist in another instance. if the context is youre singing a song then no its not racist. if the context is youre directing a slur against a black person then yes it is racist

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Anonymous #4 1d

i dont care because im not calling anyone a slur

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Anonymous OP 1d

Even if a slur was said by someone years ago in a video, it still is wrong and it’s on them to take accountability for the bad decision they made.

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Anonymous #1 1d

the slur itself is racist, that’s the issue underpinning your reasoning that you mistake. it’s not about solely context of use, it’s about the context of the words *origin*. the word itself is racist, or prejudiced (to generalize for other slurs related to other forms of discrimination)

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Anonymous #1 1d

the issue here is you are not a member of the targeted group: you are not able to reclaim said word

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Anonymous OP 1d

i mean the fact that you and everyone else in the comments is arguing with me on this point shows that this is an instance of what the person was saying

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Anonymous #1 1d

so you do not care that your selfish usage of said slur indirectly causes harm to the bystander who perceived you saying it? you do understand that in that scenario, you were explicitly racist to that individual, despite potentially not meaning to be.

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Anonymous #4 1d

simply false, all language is contextual, all uses of language are contextual. if im singing a song with black friends and they dont care because they know im not racist then it wasnt racist of me to do. again, its all contextual

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Anonymous #1 1d

I’m sorry dude but this is purely your arrogance in wanting to use slurs without consequence. Like you’re not right about this lmfao, but you’re probably going to keep using slurs anyway. Yeah, you’re gonna be considered racist whether you like it or not, and that’s your own fault. You may not be as racist as a klansman, but you’re racist in your own regard.

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Anonymous #1 1d

yet you entirely ignore the context behind the word origin. Intention does not outweigh impact.

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Anonymous #4 1d

im actually not considered racist by anyone irl because its very clear to everyone im not racist lmao. thats where this whole thing breaks down, in real life most people (including black people) simply do not care, especially if they know you

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Anonymous #1 1d

in real life most people hide their true feelings from others. I don’t care if people may not say it to your face, but based on what you specifically said here, yes you are slightly racist. like I said though, you’re not klansman type racist, but do not be mistaken as you absolutely hold your own prejudice within. if you’re curious, go ahead and stop by whatever university is near you and have this same conversation with any political science or sociology professor, and ask for their opinion.

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Anonymous #1 1d

(btw, easily fixable: just stop saying slurs you weirdo)

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Anonymous #4 1d

“your friends are all lying to you, talk to a sociology professor to see how they really feel” this is laughable man idk what else to say

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Anonymous #1 1d

maybe just not any slurs, how about that? it’s really easy

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Anonymous #4 1d

(also tokenizing your black friends doesn’t really help your case, you do know that right?)

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Anonymous #5 1d

Well more like its hard to tell if its ur head being obnoxious or something you actually said or if youre just anxious you said it after the interaction

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Anonymous #4 1d

the problem you guys run into is you take multiracial friend groups where everyone is chill and no one is racist and try to convince them that something racist is happening even though no one thinks that

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Anonymous #1 1d

oh no, the issue has nothing to do with your friend group, it’s entirely you lol. you just try to use your friend group to justify your bad behavior.

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Anonymous #1 1d

at the end of the day, you’re free to go about your day believing that your intentional use of slurs isn’t prejudiced, but just remember the rest of us recognize it as such. like I said, you could easily decide not to use slurs, but you seemingly really want to?

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Anonymous #1 1d

the more often you say a slur, regardless of the context, the more likely you’ll “slip up” and “accidentally” say it around people because it’s become commonly and freely used in your vocabulary… there’s literally no reason to say that. for fuck’s sake, just GET CREATIVE and say something else at those lyrics... “another” “brother” “homie” “mama” or any other two-syllable slant rhyme ffs like just SAY you’re disrespectful, & uncreative then, instead of all this shit!!

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Anonymous #4 1d

“the rest of us” aka not any of my actual friends, but you and an unnamed sociology professor lmao

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Anonymous #3 1d

wrong

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Anonymous #1 1d

I find it interesting how you hyperfixate on my reference of a sociology professor when I mentioned either a sociology or political science one; and as a reminder I told you to go talk to one at your nearest university. let me guess, are you one of those “sociology isn’t real science” dumbasses?

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Anonymous #4 1d

no its the suggestion that a sociologist would be lecturing my black friends on what they should consider racist lmao very strange very odd

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Anonymous #1 1d

you’re still trying to tokenize your black friends to get out of this?

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Anonymous #4 1d

you seem to think black people are a monolith who all think the same, even if it means lying to their close friends. and whos the racist again?

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Anonymous #1 12h

did I say they were? I’m specifically talking about your tokenization of your friends in order to avoid being called out for your subtle racism. to expand from your own point, do you think a single black person telling you something isn’t racist means that every black person would agree that it isn’t racist? since you wanted to discuss viewing a demographic as a monolith.

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Anonymous #4 12h

no of course not because again, language is contextual, this all exists in a gray area, people have different opinions. thats why its silly to apply hard and fast rules to this

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Anonymous #1 12h

so you recognize why it’s not valid to attempt to cite your friends perspective as a justification for using slurs? your opinion does not outweigh the documented history and origin of the words you choose to use. it’s the same as if a straight man wanted to say the f slur by themselves. you may not be directly impacting anyone, but you’re still making the choice to use that slur with full knowledge of the weight and impact behind it.

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Anonymous #4 12h

just move on and stop using slurs, it’s so simple. the fact that you’re fighting this long and this hard for the sole purpose of using your chosen slurs is utterly insane.

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Anonymous #4 12h

there is no weight or impact in singing a song, especially if no one around you gives a fuck

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Anonymous #1 12h

it’s not about the song, and you know that. if I knew you were going to be dodging the point this much, I would’ve recommended you stretched beforehand. at the end of the day, do what you want. you actively choose to use slurs, while most of us don’t out of respect. especially considering the current revitalization of white supremacy in the US, it’s a bit strange (to say the least) to fight tooth and nail in order to use slurs without critique; but I digress. you do you lmao

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Anonymous #1 6h

it’s cultural appropriation. plain and simple. 😐

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