holland_summer
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On 23/03/2011 12:36 AM, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
I don't care about their race or economic standing. AFAIAC, if they are
too ignorant to know the meaning of the word and are under the
impression that a word is a slut because of one syllable, they are not
entitled to have an opinion. They are wrong, plain and simple. One
would hope that the least they could do would be to listen to the
explanation, maybe check a dictionary, admit that they were wrong and
drop it.
But...... they are stupid. It is not even the same damned word. It is
niggardly, not nigger. The word "chink" has long been used for a flaw
in armor. It was much latter that it became slur for Chinese. It is the
same word, but I have never heard any Chinese people complaining aout
the appropriate use of the word despite it being identical to the slur.
I fear it goes beyond that. I am concerned about the bizarre sense of
entitlement.In this case, people think that they have the right to
complain about someone using a perfectly valid word that has been used
appropriately, and all arising from their own personal ignorance.
I am watching a somewhat related case of entitlement unwinding here. We
have a government run board to administer the compensation of victims of
crime. In theory, it is funded by a surcharge on fines. Most of the
fines are from traffic tickets, and I can't figure out why speeders
should have to pay to compensate robbery and assault victims, but that
is a different matter.
A woman in a nearby city is appealing the rejection of her claim. Her
son was murdered and she figures that she should be entitled to
compensation. Sure, she is victim.... indirectly. Her son was killed and
she has suffered a loss. However, IMO, she is the mother of the victim,
not the direct victim. Hell, if you are going to allow a parent to
collect as a victim, why not siblings, grandparents even friends?
AFSIAC, if she expect to capitalize on her son;s murder she should have
taken out a life insurance policy.
I don't care about their race or economic standing. AFAIAC, if they are
too ignorant to know the meaning of the word and are under the
impression that a word is a slut because of one syllable, they are not
entitled to have an opinion. They are wrong, plain and simple. One
would hope that the least they could do would be to listen to the
explanation, maybe check a dictionary, admit that they were wrong and
drop it.
But...... they are stupid. It is not even the same damned word. It is
niggardly, not nigger. The word "chink" has long been used for a flaw
in armor. It was much latter that it became slur for Chinese. It is the
same word, but I have never heard any Chinese people complaining aout
the appropriate use of the word despite it being identical to the slur.
I fear it goes beyond that. I am concerned about the bizarre sense of
entitlement.In this case, people think that they have the right to
complain about someone using a perfectly valid word that has been used
appropriately, and all arising from their own personal ignorance.
I am watching a somewhat related case of entitlement unwinding here. We
have a government run board to administer the compensation of victims of
crime. In theory, it is funded by a surcharge on fines. Most of the
fines are from traffic tickets, and I can't figure out why speeders
should have to pay to compensate robbery and assault victims, but that
is a different matter.
A woman in a nearby city is appealing the rejection of her claim. Her
son was murdered and she figures that she should be entitled to
compensation. Sure, she is victim.... indirectly. Her son was killed and
she has suffered a loss. However, IMO, she is the mother of the victim,
not the direct victim. Hell, if you are going to allow a parent to
collect as a victim, why not siblings, grandparents even friends?
AFSIAC, if she expect to capitalize on her son;s murder she should have
taken out a life insurance policy.