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- Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:04 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Almost pulled my gun today
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Re: Almost pulled my gun today
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".
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- Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:24 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Almost pulled my gun today
- Replies: 68
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Re: Almost pulled my gun today
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€....
- Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:57 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Almost pulled my gun today
- Replies: 68
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Re: Almost pulled my gun today
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.