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No time to read the whole article but yes, what is "sauce for the goose" must be "sauce for the gander". One can to claim it is ok to refer to oneself by some noun and then deny everyone else. Either in a particular society it is officially agreed ok or it is officially agreed taboo, otherwise it is just hypocrisy. Anyway I thought the big issue was calling folk "coloured" these days.
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I've been thinking about this since the last time you raised this topic, and I think I can explain why it is deemed (by some) as an acceptable word for (some) black people to use, but not by non-blacks...
In my opinion, it's a reserved word along the same lines as a nickname you may have for a close friend or family member.
Let's say you have a brother who underwent an operation on his face which left him with a scar...amongst the family, he may have the nickname 'Scarface', which he accepts because it's family, and he knows that there is no malice in the sobriquet.
However, if your family went out to dinner one night and the waiter referred to your brother as 'Scarface', it would be completely inappropriate.
If you think of the 'N' word along those lines, it makes sense with regards to its status as a 'reserved word'.
I've been thinking about this since the last time you raised this topic, and I think I can explain why it is deemed (by some) as an acceptable word for (some) black people to use, but not by non-blacks...
In my opinion, it's a reserved word along the same lines as a nickname you may have for a close friend or family member.
Let's say you have a brother who underwent an operation on his face which left him with a scar...amongst the family, he may have the nickname 'Scarface', which he accepts because it's family, and he knows that there is no malice in the sobriquet.
However, if your family went out to dinner one night and the waiter referred to your brother as 'Scarface', it would be completely inappropriate.
If you think of the 'N' word along those lines, it makes sense with regards to its status as a 'reserved word'.
Hmm that seems to be moving from the specific to the general. One can understand what is in essence an insulting name being something tolerated by those close to you as a sign of affection; I'm unsure I'd agree it could be expended to a whole race telling the other races what is and is not acceptable. But I see where you are coming from.
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We've been through this 1000+ times before.
Basically it's ok to look yourself in the mirror and say 'Blimey, I look like a fat wrinkly old git this morning'.
That would be ironic self deprecation.
It's not ok for someone you don't know to approach you and say 'Blimey, you look like a fat wrinkly old git this morning'.
That would just be verbal abuse.
Basically it's ok to look yourself in the mirror and say 'Blimey, I look like a fat wrinkly old git this morning'.
That would be ironic self deprecation.
It's not ok for someone you don't know to approach you and say 'Blimey, you look like a fat wrinkly old git this morning'.
That would just be verbal abuse.
