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Originally Posted by 08marsh
I follow perfectly, it's that old thing called... what was it.... double standards.
If a word brings with it negative connotations and memories of a less pleasant time for a certain group of people then why on earth would they want to bring it into their vocabulary.
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Its also the same as women calling themselves bitches but if a man uses that word then he's be labelled sexist.
As a man I completely understand why some would find it offensive if I used the word bitch to describe a woman, I understand the offensive nature of the word and I frankly dont want to use. If women want to call each other bitches then I have no issue with that and I wont be complaining about any perceived injustice. What I dont understand is why so many people dont apply this same principle to the n word and so many people simply want to claim some kind of right they feel they have to use the word because say rappers use it or they've heard black people using it.