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Re: [OT] the nigger said: "American people understand that not everybody's been following the rules"


From: xD 0x41 <secn3t () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 06:20:27 +1100

How about we all agree that the word itself, should not be used ever, it is
not a very nice thing to call people, i mean, you dont see chinese people
calling each other yellies... skin color should have no place on the list,
so how about just, forgive and forget.... it is abit easier, or, rather just
keep opinions to a consensus wich most of the list can agree upon , then you
can speak to George however you like... I am just saying, it is enough about
racism.. there is no place, and no talking it, it just plain sucks when it
is done, we all know this, we all dislike when people would pick on things
sometimes not in our control.
I forgive George for his wording, i hope many others can also.
cheers


On 8 October 2011 01:29, <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:

On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:29:22 +0300, Georgi Guninski said:

i am by no way a racist.
the OP specifically wrote "no offence intended".
being a non-native speaker if someone is offended about skin colour it is
a language mistake of mine.

Ya know, Georgi, you can't have it both ways. I realize that that you're
not a native speaker, and possibly not up to speed on all the ins and outs
of cultural and race relations over here.  So I would actually have been
willing to give you the benefit of the doubt, that it was an honest mistake
and
you really didn't know that it had different meanings than if you had said
"The
black dude in charge".

But then you go and stick "no offence intended" on it, which means that (a)
you
*did* understand the difference, and (b) you *didn't* go back and change it
to
"the black dude in charge" or something before you hit Send. And at that
point,
you forfeit any right to claim that it was a language mistake.


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