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Not so very long ago, the word "c*nt" was absolutely verboten, much as "n*gger" is now. And yet, I read it nearly ever day on this very forum.
People make mistakes - is an apology not enough? Do people really need to go apeshit and take offence? Isn't the fact she's made a twat of herself not punishment enough? Who's been hurt?
Obviously not ..
<faux outrage alert>
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
The nature of the phrase and my experience in its common use makes me think her use of it in a speech, even an off-the-cuff one, had to be intentional on her part.
I've never heard that phrase before, but politicians should know that saying the 'N' word in any context is at the very least stupid and tasteless. What a dipshit.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
http://www.devonlive.com/anne-marie-morris-distances-herself-from-vile-racist-remark-made-by-her-agent-at-hustings-event/story-30365953-detail/story.html
The N word has been considered offensive for decades. When I was a kid in the 60s I had black schoolmates and wouldn't have dreamed of saying it to them, even then. I somehow can't imagine the black lady on the bus was using it in the "take possession" sense that black youths or rappers did in the 90s either.
Very odd.
You can't rewrite history to leave out the bits you don't like.
Did you read my story further up the page, about the women on the bus?
If you don't already understand the difference between calling someone a cunt and using the n-word then I'm not even going to bother trying to educate you, it's clearly pointless as is your irrelevant real world example. Which is the usual rhetoric trotted out by people trying to explain that they should be free to still use the term, there is a world of difference between someone of african origin using that term and someone caucasian.
As for Blazing Saddles no it shouldn't be banned, its a great film to demonstrate the stupidity of racism. No one is asking to erase the word from history, it's still an important learning tool to show that (at least some of us) have moved on.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
I'm pointing out that the world is a constantly changing place.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.