kaharthemad wrote:its narrow mindedness. If and when it matters to bitchy and whiney people.
Words are just that, words. They only mean something when people such as your selves push those labels onto people.
20 years ago Negro was acceptable for a word for a black person. They did not care, but suddenly some nutjob that thought the word was bad became offensive. And all of the sudden use that word in Cabrini Green or Queens and you will get shot.
You place meanings on words that dont need to be worried about.
You know i have been called Mick a few times in my life, however I dont take offense. Nor will I give offense to someone who calls me that. Why because it is just a word.
When you people stop placing high end stress labels on anyone and everything then perhaps we can move on.
FYI most Irishman in ireland dont give a rats ass about being called a mick even though it has been a slang label for us for centuries. Why is that? I could give a few reasons but I doubt neither side will see eye to eye on this.
Indians take offense to being called indians. They prefer being called by their tribe name. that has not changed, however people like you still do it. Can you tell the difference between one trib and the next? Prolly not.
When you ask most indians what nationality they are most will say "I am Blackfoot' or I am "Comanche' they dont say. Im an indian. however the term indian is offensive to most of them but you still do it.
I don't understand how you are not getting this. It's doesn't matter what YOU think about it.
It's like taking a bat to someone's kneecap and telling them to sack up because it didn't hurt your hands any.
