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*mayor in original Dirty Harry movie moment*DoubleJ wrote:the death penalty is for people exclusively just like the one's the OP ran into. some people didn't want to learn how to integrate into society, didn't want to not be scum, so off they go.
Heheh ...DoubleJ wrote:lunchbox wrote:wait did you say your from Britain?????
you didn't see that 5 page thread about how he lives in Paris, but is from the UK?
Yeah sorry, dude ... I do tend to go on ...
then you already fit right in
but I need to look beyond that, and I can't wait to get there and maybe go shootin' with some of y'all.Yeah sorry, dude ... I do tend to go on ...DoubleJ wrote:you didn't see that 5 page thread about how he lives in Paris, but is from the UK?lunchbox wrote:wait did you say your from Britain?????
Ooooops ... am I gonna get me a deleted post??Liberty wrote:This is a classic example of where obfuscation can lead one to read more into what was intended. The C word that Glock 23 was referring to is "Cracker".
mods must be sleeping late this morning
The 'c' word is very commonly used in Britain and the Commonwealth as a ...well, almost as a term of endearment, bizarre though that might sound. An Australian friend with whom I chat regularly on MSN, will often hail me with an, 'oi, c***!'. Last week, I bought two bicycles but couldn't get them here in France, so bought them via plastic in the UK, lending my friend in London the price of his as he's pretty broke. So he was able to go into the shop and pick 'em up and is now using his, with mine sitting in his hallway. I can't get over there yet, so although I own a fantastic Dawes bicycle, I can't use it. When he sent me an e-mail recounting his first ride on his, I responded with a jealous, 'Ah, ye're a c***!'Glock 23 wrote:Although, I must comment, it appears in public the "C" word can be used alot more often without repercussions than the "N" word. I see a double standard.
What, so that it would have gone off accidentally ..?zigzag wrote:You have the right to defend if and ever threaten in a hostile manner. Good u were cool and watching both his hands. It could have ended in fatal encounter if things heated up. What were u carrying? Hope it was a glock.
*shrug*Liberty wrote:Yeah, but I'm not gonna let it bother me either if someone calls me a cracker, or even a potato chip, even though I would prefer they just call me Liberty or even Ray.israel67 wrote: I can understand that the 'n' word offends. If someone's being a jerk, then by all means call him one. But by calling a black person the 'n' word, you're not judging him on his own, personal behaviour (which is prima facie legitimate), but on aspects of his physical appearance over which he has no control.
You (the generic 'you') wouldn't insult someone because he has brown eyes, so there's no reason to insult him because he has black skin; especially since study after study after study has disproved any notion of so-called 'superiority' based on something as superficial as the colour of one's epidermis.
Just my 2€....
I can understand that the 'n' word offends. If someone's being a jerk, then by all means call him one. But by calling a black person the 'n' word, you're not judging him on his own, personal behaviour (which is prima facie legitimate), but on aspects of his physical appearance over which he has no control.Liberty wrote:You are not alone, I also don't understand what it means. I think that it means a white country person. I guess that would make me a cracker and many of the people here.israel67 wrote:Forgive me for sticking my oar in here, but as a European, I have to ask: what does 'cracker' mean? Over here, it's a savoury biscuit.Briankey wrote:Someone using the term "Cracker" in their post about White people is an ethnic slur no matter how its used, but when someone responds to a post doing the same thing its Illegal?. Your not making sense of your own rules your enforcing. If you want to be precise, then any ethnic slur is illegal regardless of how its used. I think that rule is vague and Two faced.
Words are only as offensive as we the recipient let them be. They only have the power that we allow them to have. They are only words after all.
We teach our children, "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but names will never hurt me." Its too bad adults forget things when we grow up.
Thanks for that. I'd sort of 'deduced', and checked out google. I teach the 'n' word to my pupils, but emphasise that if they ever use it against a human, they're likely to get their lights punched out.longtooth wrote:Cracker is the racial insult that racist Blacks call White Anglo Americans.israel67 wrote:Forgive me for sticking my oar in here, but as a European, I have to ask: what does 'cracker' mean? Over here, it's a savoury biscuit.Briankey wrote:Someone using the term "Cracker" in their post about White people is an ethnic slur no matter how its used, but when someone responds to a post doing the same thing its Illegal?. Your not making sense of your own rules your enforcing. If you want to be precise, then any ethnic slur is illegal regardless of how its used. I think that rule is vague and Two faced.
It equates to a White calling the Black the "N" word.
Here a real cracker is still the savoury biscuit you mention. The go great w/ an apple for snack or w/ Crunchy Peanutbutter. I never grew up.
Forgive me for sticking my oar in here, but as a European, I have to ask: what does 'cracker' mean? Over here, it's a savoury biscuit.Briankey wrote:Someone using the term "Cracker" in their post about White people is an ethnic slur no matter how its used, but when someone responds to a post doing the same thing its Illegal?. Your not making sense of your own rules your enforcing. If you want to be precise, then any ethnic slur is illegal regardless of how its used. I think that rule is vague and Two faced.
