I'm not saying he's racist. Not at all. Not even judgemental. Nor do I mean to imply that slavery didn't happen and racism, sadly, is still an everyday occurrence. What I mean is that by being harmed by a group of people one can become unsensitized to the fact that there are other vulnerable groups who could feel offended by our words.Kayla Archer wrote: ↑17 May 2022, 12:34 I understand this is an extremely sensitive subject right now. Something we need to remember is the context: when was the story taking place, where was it taking place, and what language would have been used during that time?
If you study the Bible, you need to consider the same ideas about context. Some thing written there can come off very offensively, but the context needs to be considered: Who is being addressed? What's the atmosphere of the culture? etc.
I hate that authors do a great deal of research to make their pieces well written to have to worry and dodge vocabulary in order to not offend someone accidentally. I absolutely do not condone slavery or the words associated with it; I'm simply stating that events happened and are true, and if an author is trying to keep that setting true in his writing, he needs to use the correct vocabulary. That doesn't make him a racist or judgmental.
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I don't think his intention was to offend. And, of course, the violence implied in both words isn't comparable. I just think that while complaining, and rightfully so, of the harm that words can do, he wasn't simultaneously being aware of the implications of his own language. But I don't think there's an intentional harmful implication behind it.Wy_Bertram wrote: ↑18 May 2022, 12:33 This is one of those issues where the rules aren't explicitly defined. The discriminatory racial connotations of certain words vary based on the word itself, and it's history, so I do not believe the term the OP speaks of, has the same negative connotation as, perhaps, the N-word. However, I believe context also plays an important role, as if the writers intention is to offend, then it is, of course, offensive.
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I completely understand the level of harm is not the same. But I also don't think politics, especially current politics, have necessarily something to do with the harm a word can do.gusulansect wrote: ↑18 May 2022, 18:53 The "n" word has a tragic history behind it, while "redneck" does not. It is more towards the social climate and not offensive in my viewpoint. But, I am not sure how the political correctness and racial discrimination connect. As far as I am aware, there was no political meaning behind to any racial slur in the past.
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I couldn't agree more. It's absurd that people think that the amount of melanin on our skin means something about our character.Sandradozie1995 wrote: ↑22 May 2022, 03:34 Those terms, were very hurtful and derogatory. The quality of a person shouldn't be measured by his/her skin colour.
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