Racist??

Zapple · Post by **Zapple** » Sat May 15, 2004 1:31 am

Is it racist to call a black person a "Negro" ? Because when I was playing I was fooling arond and said "Come on Negro" and he's all like "You racist, your racist you racist!" (lol) and I'm like "You are black right?" Then he was like "Yah" "Well then thats your name, look it up, duh" Then I said "Well you know its not racist to call a black person a Negro, it is if you call him a nig*** or a nig**" Then (Sorry Lack, lol) Lack was like, "Zapple's right on this one {MAC}" (His name) So I was just wondering whats your input on this?

RUDEBOY! · Post by **RUDEBOY!** » Sat May 15, 2004 2:24 am

no, negro is not a derogatory term. it just means black in spanish, it was brought to the americas by the spanish slave trade in the carribian. I'm tired of people who think they should be offended on behalf of someone else

subby · Post by **subby** » Sat May 15, 2004 2:31 am

In that case "niger" is not racist either, it just means black in latin. Neither is politically correct, and if there are sensitive guys (or girls) on the grid and you don't want to upset then dont use them.

Personally i think all this politically correctness has gone to far.

edit: lol tank, you and that word filter

nicolas.b · Post by **nicolas.b** » Sat May 15, 2004 3:19 am

i was there, zapple, under my real name or some other silly name. the person in question was definitely an idiot to begin with. other than that, i would reluctantly agree with the guy named "hubbub": it's not really cool to call a black person a "negro" anymore. it basically went out with the sixties. these days it's akin to calling a black person a "n i g g e r" which is pretty wrong on all accounts. personally i think it's ridiculous to have to call black people in the states "african americans" because they haven't had anything to do with africa for ages and ages and generally-speaking don't even have a clue about african culture. can you say "posers"?

myself, i have some african blood and would consider it far more absurd to call myself "african american" than "peruvian american". at least i was actually BORN in peru, for goshdarn's sake.

anyway, it still is a touchy subject and i would advise you to be careful because plenty of white people will still get pissed off over this. altho "{MAC}Alcorna" or whatever was a total idiot, no question about it...

n54 · Post by **n54** » Sat May 15, 2004 3:53 am

umm i like colors myself, if ppl find colors derogatory it's kinda selfdefeating... but then again i wouldn't like it too much if i was called pink lol j/k

but can somebody explain the term caucasian? i'm not from caucasus (yeah it's a part of the world) and find it weird

edit: black in latin is nigre btw

Zapple · Post by **Zapple** » Sat May 15, 2004 3:54 am

"negro" anymore. it basically went out with the sixties. these days it's akin to calling a black person a "n i g g e r" which is pretty wrong on all accounts.

Ya I know, but I think its nicer and I like being innocent whail argueing with people.

He was being a real jerk, although I forgot what happend.....was he talking about my mama! lol jk.

RUDEBOY! · Post by **RUDEBOY!** » Sat May 15, 2004 4:09 am

n54 wrote:
but can somebody explain the term caucasian? i'm not from caucasus (yeah it's a part of the world) and find it weird

in fact caucasian is derived from the causcaus region, if you know where it is you can see it is very close to the "Cradle of Civilization." The emigration of the race that would come to be known as Caucasian lived in and traveled through this area in order to reach continental europe. essentially this area represents the first step into a new race, and so we get caucasian, which applies not only to "white" people but "latino" people as well

nicolas.b · Post by **nicolas.b** » Sat May 15, 2004 5:44 am

yeah, and something tells me it's as arbitrary as most names in classification, geography, and history:

usually the scientist who gets credited with the find / proof gets to attribute whatever serious or silly name s/he was feeling like that day. so if it wasn't "caucasians" it could well have been "pinkmarshmallowfluffians"...

RUDEBOY! · Post by **RUDEBOY!** » Sat May 15, 2004 7:38 am

hey i could live with pinkmarshmallowfluffians, but you know that would take up alot of space on police checks

subby · Post by **subby** » Sat May 15, 2004 7:41 am

from dictionary.com

Ne·gro ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ngr)
n. Often Offensive pl. Ne·groes

1. A Black person. See Usage Note at black.
2. A member of the Negroid race. Not in scientific use.

[Spanish, and Portuguese negro, black, Black person from Latin niger, nigr-, black. See nekw-t- in Indo-European Roots.]Negro adj.

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looks like we where both right node (red highlight)
granted that niger is not n.i.g.g.e.r but I reckon that one was derived from the other.

locutus · Post by **locutus** » Sat May 15, 2004 10:27 am

white people really embaress me sometimes...damn honkeys

Speedracer · Post by **Speedracer** » Sat May 15, 2004 5:17 pm

Well, I am not racist. I hate everyone equally!

Zapple · Post by **Zapple** » Sun May 16, 2004 4:46 am

Speedracer wrote:Well, I am not racist. I hate everyone equally!

huunt 'ayay = hehe, funny

Warning! Following statment is OFF TOPIC.

peaJ of uJeal = learn to read

Speedracer · Post by **Speedracer** » Wed May 19, 2004 9:20 pm

I am sorry to make a joke about something that isn't really a laughing matter. The thing is, this topic is so played out that we don't even know if n.i.g.g.e.r. is a bad thing anymore. I am so numb from hearing f.u.c.k. s.h.i.t. d.a.m.n. b.i.t.c.h. a.s.s. d.i.c.k. that I don't hear n.i.g.g.e.r. and think black slave from africa...I hear n.i.g.g.e.r. and think, ignorance.

I know I know Tank.... But with all respect, It was neccesary to prove my point.

Post by **Tank Program** » Wed May 19, 2004 9:54 pm

hmmmm watch it...