The "N" word vs. the "RN" word

Discussion in 'Race Relations' started by pwillie, Feb 14, 2017.

  1. pwillie

    pwillie Active Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    May 22, 2010
    Messages:
    449
    Likes Received:
    51
    Trophy Points:
    28
    ...yes, why should I tolerate being called a RN , when people of color don't want me to use the "N" word..?:confusion:
     
  2. Steady Pie

    Steady Pie Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2012
    Messages:
    24,506
    Likes Received:
    7,247
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Okay so this is a common misconception. I'll explain it for your benefit:

    Racism is prejudice + power. Power is an essential component in making something racist. Since the white patriarchy controls the government, only whites can actually be racist, just as only men can be sexist. Therefore, ethnic minorities (I will self-flagellate for saying the offensive term ethnic) can never be racist, only prejudiced.

    NB: The exception to this is when ethnic minorities (more self-flagellation) control the government, as in Zimbabwe/SA. In this case whites can still only be racist because they control all the wealth. Well, at least they did before the black government sent in men with assault rifles to massacre white families and steal their farms. This is also why it's okay for the South African cricket team to discriminate against whites in the selection process - it's "positive" discrimination.



    Just remember: racism = prejudice + power, unless minority groups hold the power.
     
  3. jack4freedom

    jack4freedom Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Oct 9, 2010
    Messages:
    19,874
    Likes Received:
    8,447
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I prefer cracker...
     
  4. micfranklin

    micfranklin Banned

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2009
    Messages:
    17,729
    Likes Received:
    1,887
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Because equating the N word with the word "redneck" is incredibly stupid.
     
  5. pwillie

    pwillie Active Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    May 22, 2010
    Messages:
    449
    Likes Received:
    51
    Trophy Points:
    28
    Why is it stupid? I think the RN words are repulsive and demeaning just like the "N" word! Most blacks call themselves "N's"....Some Whites call themselves RN's....but don't you think its inappropriate to use the "RN" word, if I can't even spell the word "N"?.....all I want is equality....!!!Just because I'm white doesn't make me immune to slander...I don't play Basket Ball and make ten zillion dollars a year...I just want clarification on equality...if a black is offended by the "N" word, then I'm offended by the "RN" word!...Get it? Its equal rights!
     
  6. micfranklin

    micfranklin Banned

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2009
    Messages:
    17,729
    Likes Received:
    1,887
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    You're comparing an actual racial slur to the word....redneck?
     
  7. Wildjoker5

    Wildjoker5 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 28, 2011
    Messages:
    14,237
    Likes Received:
    4,758
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Bahahahahaha. That was a good joke. Cause a common white guy going down the street has more power over a black guy going down the street and when they each call the other the racial epitaph and the same time, it only hurts the black guy cause somewhere off in DC land, more whites are elected than blacks. Even if it happened in Baltimore where the true minority is whites, the black guy is clearly the victim cause on a bigger scale(national), whites out number blacks. But on a bigger scale (global), blacks out number whites. That's a good one with such moveable goal posts. Lets not use the dictionary definition of racism, lets use this new made up definition or else we cant play the victim card.
     
    SeaFury likes this.
  8. Wildjoker5

    Wildjoker5 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 28, 2011
    Messages:
    14,237
    Likes Received:
    4,758
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Just tell them its not your preferred pronoun and call them a bigot for not calling you "zim". Then you can get the LGBTQ+ARRP community involved and maybe get a victim war started about who is more oppressed.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Oh, is RN not designated to a specific race? What if he called someone redskin? Now is it racist?
     
  9. FreshAir

    FreshAir Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Mar 2, 2012
    Messages:
    150,175
    Likes Received:
    62,816
    Trophy Points:
    113
    why use either word? I think both words should not be used, and I do not think it should depend on the race of the person using the words
     
  10. micfranklin

    micfranklin Banned

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2009
    Messages:
    17,729
    Likes Received:
    1,887
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Redneck doesn't and really never has had the same negative connotation as the N word, so there's that. Redskin, not so sure about it.
     
  11. HonestJoe

    HonestJoe Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Oct 28, 2010
    Messages:
    14,839
    Likes Received:
    4,814
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Nobody is forcing you to tolerate it. You’re free to complain, to specific incidents or in general terms. Of course, the people who use the term might choose to ignore or dismiss your objections, just as the those who continue to call black people n-word do. That sounds like equality to me. :cool:
     
  12. Wildjoker5

    Wildjoker5 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 28, 2011
    Messages:
    14,237
    Likes Received:
    4,758
    Trophy Points:
    113
    That depends on who is being offended.
     
  13. Polydectes

    Polydectes Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 21, 2010
    Messages:
    53,251
    Likes Received:
    18,015
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Offense to the the word (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*) (i refuse to refer to words by their first letter, it's childish) is stupid. Poeple need to grow up. It's just a word. It only has power over you if you give it that.

    Redneck, honkey, cracker, and white bread as well as other pejorative terms for the white devil hold no control over them because they don't allow it.

    Basically put you can't fight stupidity with stupidity. Attempting to control other peoples' speech in order to protect your feelings is symptomatic of cultural Marxism.

    I'd say label yourself a redneck, embrace it. There are some great people that are rednecks. You'll never be offended when someone calls you that.
     
  14. pwillie

    pwillie Active Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    May 22, 2010
    Messages:
    449
    Likes Received:
    51
    Trophy Points:
    28
    Says who?...I am a slow white person...and it hurts me to the core when I am called the "Racist name! ... Yes Red Neck is racist....:steamed:....it demeans a class of white people..
     
  15. micfranklin

    micfranklin Banned

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2009
    Messages:
    17,729
    Likes Received:
    1,887
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Does it really hurt you to the core? Honestly? Because "redneck" and "n---er" aren't on the same wavelength of offensive.
     
  16. BodiSatva

    BodiSatva Active Member

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2014
    Messages:
    411
    Likes Received:
    35
    Trophy Points:
    28
    Wrong. Racial OPPRESSION = prejudice + power.

    Racism is treating people differently, positively or negatively, due to the color of their skin.

    - - - Updated - - -

    I guess I have to ask... what is a RN besides a Registered Nurse?

    - - - Updated - - -

    Oh... got it. Red Neck.

    Yeah... a red neck is not comparable to being called a (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*). Just look at that sentence. One is "eh, whatever" while the other is "gasp... that isn't right".
     
  17. BodiSatva

    BodiSatva Active Member

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2014
    Messages:
    411
    Likes Received:
    35
    Trophy Points:
    28
    You mean the "N" word? Well, it is (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*). That is how you spell it.

    Look, you have absolutely every right in the world to call a black person a (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*) and they have every right to call you a red neck. Equality. There... you have been edified. You have equal rights.

    EDIT: Wow, the Mods here have blocked the word (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)? That is lame. Word censors are lame in general.
     
  18. BodiSatva

    BodiSatva Active Member

    Joined:
    Jun 29, 2014
    Messages:
    411
    Likes Received:
    35
    Trophy Points:
    28
    Anything can be racist if that is the intent. I can call a white guy cracker, whitey, limey, Yankee or whatever.

    White guy to black says, "YOU! You think you are better than me?"
     
  19. pwillie

    pwillie Active Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    May 22, 2010
    Messages:
    449
    Likes Received:
    51
    Trophy Points:
    28
    all im saying is if the "N" word is sensored , so should be the RN term! Equal justice!...Equal Justice!..
     
  20. Dispondent

    Dispondent Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Sep 5, 2009
    Messages:
    34,260
    Likes Received:
    8,086
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Wait a second, are you telling me crackers, *****, and gooks don't get the same protections as (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)s? That seems racist...
     
    Lordfly likes this.
  21. Lordfly

    Lordfly Banned

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2017
    Messages:
    636
    Likes Received:
    204
    Trophy Points:
    43
    How incredibly ignorant.
     
    Steady Pie likes this.
  22. Lordfly

    Lordfly Banned

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2017
    Messages:
    636
    Likes Received:
    204
    Trophy Points:
    43
    S
    Says you. But you are not an authority figure on what is supposed to be racist.
     
  23. lemmiwinx

    lemmiwinx Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2016
    Messages:
    8,069
    Likes Received:
    5,428
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    'Redneck' is a derogatory term used against whites based on skin color. By any definition it should be banned along with the 'N' word and others.
     
    pwillie likes this.
  24. Junkieturtle

    Junkieturtle Well-Known Member Donor

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2012
    Messages:
    15,837
    Likes Received:
    7,347
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Just calling someone a nurse is not accurate enough. RN is more accurate as it describes a specific level of nursing that one has achieved and is employed in. As your education and cerfitifcation levels rise, you can go even higher up the chain than R.N., which I believe is either PA(Physician's Assistant) or NP(Nurse Practitioner)
     
    Latherty likes this.
  25. Latherty

    Latherty Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2008
    Messages:
    5,989
    Likes Received:
    489
    Trophy Points:
    83
    There is no law against using the N word, nor against being a racist in general. As far as I can see, it is perfectly appropriate for you to take offence at being called a Redneck, in fact I would prefer it if you did. Name-calling stifles debate.
     

Share This Page