i find it unfair that "certain people" can use "certain phrases" where as "certain 'other' people" are not so much allowed to use these "certain phrases"... if you know what i "mean"...
i think times have changed but i sort of agree with brian there are certain words that can only be used by a perticular group of people and if your writing a book about that group you have to protray them accuratley....good or bad
I think it has a lot to do with the connotation of the word. If for centuries a certain group of people use a word with a negative conntation then it will take a while for it not to sound offensive when a certain group says it. If that makes sense.
it makes sense, i just think that people should not take into offense right away but rather listen to what a person is saying. it goes in all directions and all races. people just shouldnt be too defensive or ignorant.
Nah, not really. A lot of expressions that were once offensive are now frequently used in conversations.
ReplyDeletei find it unfair that "certain people" can use "certain phrases" where as "certain 'other' people" are not so much allowed to use these "certain phrases"... if you know what i "mean"...
ReplyDeletei think times have changed but i sort of agree with brian there are certain words that can only be used by a perticular group of people and if your writing a book about that group you have to protray them accuratley....good or bad
ReplyDeleteI think it has a lot to do with the connotation of the word. If for centuries a certain group of people use a word with a negative conntation then it will take a while for it not to sound offensive when a certain group says it. If that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteit makes sense, i just think that people should not take into offense right away but rather listen to what a person is saying. it goes in all directions and all races. people just shouldnt be too defensive or ignorant.
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