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colpabar
on April 19, 2022
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Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate...
Okay,
fine
, if I take away that last bit, would you acknowledge my main point? If this is all just a natural evolution of language, why does it all come from american academic institutions and corporations?
etchalon
on April 19, 2022
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So your argument is that the only reason we stopped using the N-word colloquially is because Ford and Harvard made a pact to get rid of it?
colpabar
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No, I made a point about a specific thing and you keep not responding to it, so I give up.
etchalon
on April 19, 2022
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That was your argument. If you don't think it was your argument, re-read your argument, and consider the example I gave.
thegrimmest
on April 19, 2022
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I'm not sure we've all stopped using it, have we?
etchalon
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There is rarely a literal "all" when it comes to culture.
thegrimmest
on April 20, 2022
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I was referring to the rather large segment of the population which continues to use it in popular culture just fine.
etchalon
on April 20, 2022
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Ah, the "Why do Black people get to say it?" question that absolutely no one has a problem answering.
thegrimmest
on April 20, 2022
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Go on then, not only "why do black people get to say it?" But "who is black enough to say it?" and "who gets to decide who is black enough to say it?"
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