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Originally Posted by Stealhead
Don't complain about PC and then use the most PC term there is to to describe a certain race.
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That was a poor attempt at irony.
I generally say Black instead of African American. I've got black friends too.
There is something that really is strange. Have you ever wondered why it's okay for a black guy to call another one the N word but the moment a white guy says it you better call the NAACP?
There's these two black/african american/whatever you prefer guys on my baseball team. One is a player and the other one helps coach. They're both brothers. (They're family. I'm not being racist.) They refer to themselves as the N word and they even do to certain others they know and that's even how they refer to other blacks. There's another guy on my team who is a complete idiot and he decides to say "What's up my N" and he gets flattened by a punch.
Why is it okay to use derogatory terms for your own race but when somebody else uses it it's offensive. You see this in rap music and movies all the time.
A classic example is the scene from Rush Hour where Carter and Lee go to the pool hall/bar thing. Det. Carter (Black) walks into the bar and says "What's up my N" to the guy behind the counter and Det. Lee (Asian) walks in and says the same thing and then every black guy in there launches an attack. I've seen it in movies, music and real life.
Just one of the unanswered questions floating around in my head.
EDIT: WAIT! I passed 3000 posts 47 posts ago! I missed it! Dang...