Joe Rogan vs Neil Young

[Orygun]

@WuWei

How sad that is.

Nah- its really good that we have grown as a society. I wouldn’t want to live in 1950’s culture where being a bigot was fine. Would you?

[WuWei]

@Orygun

@WuWei

How sad that is.

Nah- its really good that we have grown as a society. I wouldn’t want to live in 1950’s culture where being a bigot was fine. Would you?

It was never “fine.”

Think about what you are saying.

[Samm]

@Orygun

@PAmoderate37

When I was growing up the “lefts” answer to speech they didn’t like, was to combat that speech using their own speech. We really need to go back to those days.

When I was growing up, it was acceptable to slur gays, trans, and often people of color. We really don’t need to go back to those days.

Yeah, these days are soooo much better

[Samm]

@zantax

Enjoying the fall out.

Andrew Yang apologizes for saying Joe Rogan isn't racist because he works with black people

There is another one! Defenders of the unwoke must be punished!

[Samm]

@PurpnGold

Why aren’t white conservatives livid?

Wanna take a guess?

Because they take blacks at their word when they say they don’t care about it.

[Samm]

@Orygun

@WuWei

How sad that is.

Nah- its really good that we have grown as a society. I wouldn’t want to live in 1950’s culture where being a bigot was fine. Would you?

Bigots are alive and well in this country. Just look at the bigotry focused on Rogan and anyone who even slightly defends him.

[PurpnGold]

@Samm

@PurpnGold

Why aren’t white conservatives livid?

Wanna take a guess?

Because they take blacks at their word when they say they don’t care about it.

Don’t care about what? White people saying the N word?

How many black people do you know?

[Samm]

@PurpnGold

@Samm

@PurpnGold

Why aren’t white conservatives livid?

Wanna take a guess?

Because they take blacks at their word when they say they don’t care about it.

Don’t care about what? White people saying the N word?

How many black people do you know?

C’mon man, follow the friggin’ conversation for goodness sakes.

[PAmoderate37]

@PurpnGold

Don’t care about what? White people saying the N word?

Certain segments of the African-American community should decide whether the N word is cool or offensive. Saying a word’s context changes based on nothing but the color of the person saying it, is pretty racist on its face.

[PurpnGold]

@Samm

@PurpnGold

Don’t care about what? White people saying the N word?

How many black people do you know?

C’mon man, follow the friggin’ conversation for goodness sakes.

Sorry, it was rhetorical.

[PurpnGold]

@PAmoderate37

Certain segments of the African-American community should decide whether the N word is cool or offensive. Saying a word’s context changes based on nothing but the color of the person saying it, is pretty racist on its face.

How is it racist?

I call my wife “babe”. If I called some random woman “babe” that might be offensive or at the very least uncalled for.

Sometimes words have different meaning when used with someone you know or identify with vs someone you don’t.

I don’t understand why white people want to use the N word. I barely understand when black people use it (I used it a lot during my younger years).

If white people don’t want to use it… why do they care when they can’t? It feels like they want to control what black people say when they address each other. It’s weird

[PAmoderate37]

@PurpnGold

How is it racist?

I call my wife “babe”. If I called some random woman “babe” that might be offensive or at the very least uncalled for.

Sometimes words have different meaning when used with someone you know or identify with vs someone you don’t.

I don’t understand why white people want to use the N word. I barely understand when black people use it (I used it a lot during my younger years).

If white people don’t want to use it… why do they care when they can’t? It feels like they want to control what black people say when they address each other. It’s weird

In your example the context did change simply because she is a female.

I personally don’t want to say it. When and where I grew up it was offensive no matter who said it. Now little white kids grow up seeing it used to be cool and you expect them to not want to be cool too.

[Samm]

@PurpnGold

@Samm

@PurpnGold

Don’t care about what? White people saying the N word?

How many black people do you know?

C’mon man, follow the friggin’ conversation for goodness sakes.

Sorry, it was rhetorical.

… as it turns out.

[Samm]

@PurpnGold

I don’t understand why white people want to use the N word. I barely understand when black people use it (I used it a lot during my younger years).

They don’t. But they want the same privilege to do so (without retribution) that blacks have. That’s what being anti-racist is all about you know … equality for all regardless of race, color or creed.

[PurpnGold]

@Samm

They don’t. But they want the same privilege to do so (without retribution) that blacks have

Contradictory… they don’t but hey do?

@Samm

That’s what being anti-racist is all about you know … equality for all regardless of race, color or creed.

It’s not racist for white people to not use the N word. The N word, especially N hard R is racist. Black people don’t even use Hard R with each other.

[Samm]

@PurpnGold

@Samm

They don’t. But they want the same privilege to do so (without retribution) that blacks have

Contradictory… they don’t but hey do?

Not contradictory, two different things.

@PurpnGold

@Samm

That’s what being anti-racist is all about you know … equality for all regardless of race, color or creed.

It’s not racist for white people to not use the N word. The N word, especially N hard R is racist. Black people don’t even use Hard R with each other.

To not use the N-word? I have never said anything of the sort. The problem is the retribution part. Whites are punished (socially) for doing the same thing blacks do without any fear of being punished. That’s racism.

(Hard R? I never knew there was such nuance to the word. )

[Samm]

[PurpnGold]

@Samm

The problem is the retribution part. Whites are punished (socially) for doing the same thing blacks do without any fear of being punished. That’s racism.

I call my wife sexy… if I called a random women who walks past me sexy… I would probably punished socially to some extent. Either by the woman, my wife etc.

Some black people use the N word… it’s not racist for white people NOT to use it.

I’ve never wanted to use the racist/derogatory words for Asians, Jews, homosexuals etc. I don’t care what the punishment is socially… because I’ll never use them.

Seems like some white people care waaaaaay too much. Seems like they want to use the word and I don’t understand why.

[PurpnGold]

Using or not using the N word isn’t a rights issue… my goodness.

[Samm]

@PurpnGold

@Samm

The problem is the retribution part. Whites are punished (socially) for doing the same thing blacks do without any fear of being punished. That’s racism.

I call my wife sexy… if I called a random women who walks past me sexy… I would probably punished socially to some extent. Either by the woman, my wife etc.

Some black people use the N word… it’s not racist for white people NOT to use it.

I’ve never wanted to use the racist/derogatory words for Asians, Jews, homosexuals etc. I don’t care what the punishment is socially… because I’ll never use them.

Seems like some white people care waaaaaay too much. Seems like they want to use the word and I don’t understand why.

You have got to be kidding. Surely you don’t see that as equivalent, do you?

Again, it’s not wanting to use the word, it’s wanting to be treated equally if they do. That you can’t tell the difference is part of the problem. Thinking that racism is one sided is itself racism.