I'm an Asian dude who has been called chink and gook by both black and white people in school. Would y'all have been offended if I replied back by calling them the C- or N-word? Are some words and intentions stronger than others or maybe it's just that when we're in conflict with others, we try to break them down using what we believe would hurt them the most. A low blow for sure, but at what point do we find words to be so important? Sometimes I feel like the reason words are so hyped up is because it's such an easy talking point for the politically correct media and usual talking heads. I'm not excusing Cooper. But how many of you have never said something out of anger that you regretted? If you call someone a bytch or p*ssy, are you automatically a misogynist to be ostracized forever?
To those truly offended by Riley Cooper
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gangreen
Top Notch
While I understand there are other derogatory terms .... The word ****** is on another level because of the history of that word and the way America openly treated black americans for about 200 years before they saw the error in their ways.
saying the word ****** is a social taboo (like eating cats or dogs.... no pun intended seriously
) especially for white people.... it is something they know at a very young age not to do, cause they would be labeled a racist.
They should be conditioned not to use the word from a long time ago in their development. When it comes out of their mouth, they really meant it, because no rational person would be caught saying the word in public because of the social and economic risk it carries
saying the word ****** is a social taboo (like eating cats or dogs.... no pun intended seriously
) especially for white people.... it is something they know at a very young age not to do, cause they would be labeled a racist.They should be conditioned not to use the word from a long time ago in their development. When it comes out of their mouth, they really meant it, because no rational person would be caught saying the word in public because of the social and economic risk it carries
Born2BKing
Veteran
Where you cats live, I never hear black folks call asians terms like that. Worst a nikka call asians is China man.
basically if your the eagles is he worth the trouble?
i mean hes a backup right?
kelly aint got time for this
From what we know that doesn't apply. Did the security guard use a racial slur towards Cooper? There was no reason for Copper to go there.
I'm not even offended because I know how this country works but the reaching some of you are doing to low key justify this is comical.
So you're basically saying we shouldn't be so offended, but in a round about way. This begs the question, who are you to say we shouldn't be offended? Or who are you to judge how much someone should be offended?
Family Man
Banned
Man shut the fukk up.
T.he I.nformant
1st Ballot HOF Teller
Black people don't own oppression, breh.
Something's amiss when the downtrodden of the world start touting their history of being wronged, attaching privilege to it, and then minimizing or ignoring the "plights" of others. You would think the experience of being oppressed or having learned how your ancestors were oppressed would create more empathy and ultimately a more humane society. That does not always appear to be the case. Instead, we seem to replicate the same old story of power. Folks seem to look at the color of their skin and that becomes the lens for how they view themselves and how they look at others. It's truly fascinating.