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10-03-2014 , 09:53 PM

#1926

MidyMat

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We need to bring 'ruffian' back into the lexicon.

ruff life

10-03-2014 , 10:09 PM

#1927

TwoMoos

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lol, assign racial overtones as desired

ruf·fi·an
ˈrəfēən/Submit
noun
a violent person, especially one involved in crime.
synonyms: thug, lout, hooligan, hoodlum, vandal, delinquent, rowdy, scoundrel, villain, rogue, bully, brute; More

10-03-2014 , 10:43 PM

#1928

TheDuker

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You must have missed this whole episode from less than a year ago:
https://www.google.com/?q=richard+sherman+thug

10-03-2014 , 11:45 PM

#1929

Jbrochu

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Email that was sent to some author who wrote an article about the mayor of Saint Louis being a POS and the Cardinals sucking.

10-04-2014 , 11:58 AM

#1930

TwoMoos

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDuker

You must have missed this whole episode from less than a year ago:
https://www.google.com/?q=richard+sherman+thug

Interesting how our language keeps adding connotations to old words. Personally, I think using gay for happy, Negro for black person, thug for tough guy who might beat you up, homosexual for gay, and idiot for Democrat are all acceptable uses. Well, maybe not the last one. Thug is not a compliment but it is freely applied to any race. Sherman need not have been offended in a racial way.

10-04-2014 , 12:13 PM

#1931

MrWookie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TwoMoos

Lol at it being Sherman's fault for being offended rather than the racist's fault for being racist

10-04-2014 , 12:47 PM

#1932

AsianNit

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TwoMoos

Interesting how our language keeps adding connotations to old words.

If you want a static language, go speak French.

10-04-2014 , 01:41 PM

#1933

spanktehbadwookie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TwoMoos

The trick is discerning the intention behind the use of a word rather than just going by a dictionary definition.

10-04-2014 , 01:43 PM

#1934

spanktehbadwookie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by spanktehbadwookie

The trick is discerning the intention behind the use of a word rather than just going by a dictionary definition.

Paired with how a person or group of people will interpret the use of the word.

10-04-2014 , 04:12 PM

#1935

TwoMoos

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MrWookie

Lol at it being Sherman's fault for being offended rather than the racist's fault for being racist

Quote:

Originally Posted by AsianNit

If you want a static language, go speak French.

Flexible is fine. Taking offense when not everybody agrees on what a word means -- that's confusing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by spanktehbadwookie

The trick is discerning the intention behind the use of a word rather than just going by a dictionary definition.

Discern the intention behind use of black vs negro vs African-American vs dark-skinned vs white. None of these should offend. Have a good time when some people assume you mean to offend.

10-04-2014 , 05:01 PM

#1936

goofyballer

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LOL TwoMoos. Richard Sherman is a millionaire who gets paid to defend against receivers in football. You are a stupid mother****er if you think people using the word "thug" to describe him are actually worried about Sherman robbing them on the street.

Racists don't get to use "but I was incorrectly using the dictionary definition of the word" as a defense.

10-04-2014 , 05:39 PM

#1937

aoFrantic

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TwoMoos

Being horribly, horribly ignorant of very common things is not a good excuse.

10-04-2014 , 06:00 PM

#1938

zikzak

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TwoMoos, are you gay? You seem like a very gay person to me. You are quite possibly the gayest person to ever post in these forums. I bet you prefer to spend all your time with other gay people, too.

10-04-2014 , 06:12 PM

#1939

JohnyCrash

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Originally Posted by 13ball

Trying to feed people bull**** is disrespectful in itself. That's why spank and FoldN aren't respected.

Speak for yourself. I have respect for them. A lot more than I do for you.

10-05-2014 , 10:04 AM

#1940

TwoMoos

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Quote:

Originally Posted by aoFrantic

Being horribly, horribly ignorant of very common things is not a good excuse.

...the horror, the horror...

Quote:

Originally Posted by zikzak

TwoMoos, are you gay? You seem like a very gay person to me. You are quite possibly the gayest person to ever post in these forums. I bet you prefer to spend all your time with other gay people, too.

zikzak, nobody can understand your question (or post) without assigning some meaning to gay.

10-05-2014 , 10:07 AM

#1941

TwoMoos

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Quote:

Originally Posted by goofyballer

You don't know what thug means, don't know what racist means, so you should just use your own definitions, like you're doing here.

10-05-2014 , 10:19 AM

#1942

MrWookie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TwoMoos

lol at being able to intuit that a term has a racial overtone. Yeah, bout everybody knows that n-word and f***** are offensive. Not so many know that oriental is offensive. Even fewer believe that thug implies black-only. Sherman did seem offended, so stay away from the t-word around him.

Flexible is fine. Taking offense when not everybody agrees on what a word means -- that's confusing.

Discern the intention behind use of black vs negro vs African-American vs dark-skinned vs white. None of these should offend. Have a good time when some people assume you mean to offend.

The fact that your profound idiocy prevents you from understanding things does not mean that it's impossible for the rest of us.

10-05-2014 , 10:35 AM

#1943

TwoMoos

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MrWookie

The fact that your profound idiocy prevents you from understanding things does not mean that it's impossible for the rest of us.

How big is your group "the rest of us"? They seem to be an intolerant and narrow-minded group.

10-05-2014 , 10:45 AM

#1944

MrWookie

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The group of people who don't tolerate racism is pretty big, but not big enough.

10-05-2014 , 10:57 AM

#1945

FlyWf

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Always good to hear from a old Southern white guy whine about how intolerant and narrow minded OTHER people are because they don't still say "colored" or whatever the **** this worthless hillbilly trash is whining about.

10-05-2014 , 10:58 AM

#1946

FlyWf

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The real victims of racial oppression those poor benighted souls who have to keep updating their mental list of "slurs I can't say in mixed company no more".

10-05-2014 , 11:15 AM

#1947

Pilkain

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We aren't against rap, we aren't against rappers. But we are against those thugs...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0PB4o9GH2A

10-05-2014 , 11:23 AM

#1948

Pilkain

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MrWookie

The group of people who don't tolerate racism is pretty big, but not big enough.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyWf

Always good to hear from a old Southern white guy whine about how intolerant and narrow minded OTHER people are because they don't still say "colored" or whatever the **** this worthless hillbilly trash is whining about.