[jet]

I have never associated the word ghetto with racism.

I associate the word **** with aggression and venom. So to me that's worse.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by jet

I have never associated the word ghetto with racism.

I associate the word **** with aggression and venom. So to me that's worse.

..it is though Jet, it has a huge racist association and in the context that it was used..in anger..?..extremely offensive...there would never have been any 'ghettos', if black people had never been segregated and obviously they're associated with 'poverty/slum areas' as well because black people were discriminated in with employment also, so were very poor/struggled to have an earning...you can't live with white people, you can't work alongside white people, you can't share public transport with white people, you must live separately and etc and etc....and so the rise of the ghetto you could say. because where else was there..?...in the context it was said, while insulting Tiffany and in anger, it could not be perceived as anything other than extremely offensive and racist...the c word may offend some people but never ever with any historical associations of having been oppressed, so much less of an insult overall...