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Pick a word and keep it.
Replies: 33Last Post Sep. 1, 2008 10:32pm by Headst0ck
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Any word that describes the Negro will eventually take on negative connotations.

Calling them "Negro" is really the correct name for them. It aptly used to describe their race. i.e. the Negroid race. But, this word has had negative connotations associated with it, so they moved on to "colored".

"Colored" is something of a euphemism. It hearkens to something cheerful. Nevertheless, Negroes have managed to give the word "colored" a bad connotation, and so they moved on to "black".

The word "black" already had negative connotations, and so associating it with the Negroes just made a bad situation worse. Now, the media tries to enforce people calling them "African-Americans". Which is attempting to mix the positive connotations people have with "Americans" with the negative connotations they have with "Africans". This also claims that all Africans are Negroes, which, in all senses, is not accurate.

No matter what you call them, the term may start off with having positive connotations, but will always end up having negative connotations. Then they move on to another word.

What do you predict the next word will be?

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Dookies

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Jungle bunny.

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According to Uncle Ruckus, white racists made a crucial mistake in using the word nigger so much because blacks get too use to it, and built up a bit of immunity. So, by rotating (darkie, coon etc. as main slurr) you keep things nice and hurtful.

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Dark people could last a whole two years in my opinion.

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If you adopt your enemy's religion you are enslaved.
If you breed with your enemy you are destroyed."
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Quote: from The Artful Dodger at 9:44 pm on Aug. 30, 2008

According to Uncle Ruckus, white racists made a crucial mistake in using the word nigger so much because blacks get too use to it, and built up a bit of immunity.
I'm sure there are MANY Negroes that still get offended by it.


And the word nigger was used to describe Negroes, just like 'black people'

The only difference is that it was used during slave times.

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If you breed with your enemy you are destroyed."
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Surprisingly....we all have names.

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Sexy

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Quote: from babygurl 2008 at 9:04 am on Sep. 1, 2008

Sexy
Honestly, I'd have a problem calling Negroes "sexies"

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Oh I get it cause it got to be something insulting to call them then you'll agree to it, well I got northing mean to say i guess I wont say nothing at all

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Quote: from babygurl 2008 at 9:16 am on Sep. 1, 2008

Oh I get it cause it got to be something insulting to call them then you'll agree to it, well I got northing mean to say i guess I wont say nothing at all
No, I would rather not call any group of people "sexies" just because every name given to them, eventually, is considered an insult.

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If you breed with your enemy you are destroyed."
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why don't you just call them by they're name and we leave peacefully ever after

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"Whaddup ma SEXY!?"

"Nuttin'. jus chillin'. Yo, see dem sexies down the block. They grillin'"

"Wuuurd? Yo, let's twist dem bitch-sexies wigs back."

"Aight, sexy"


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LMao, what it do sexy?

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Quote: from babygurl 2008 at 9:20 am on Sep. 1, 2008

why don't you just call them by they're name and we leave peacefully ever after
How would you group them together though?

I mean, since you hate "Negroes" so much, what else would you use?

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If you breed with your enemy you are destroyed."
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