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raz0rsnak3 t1_j4rp31o wrote

Reply to comment by vtskier8022 in Citing racism, MUHS girls’ basketball team skip game at Enosburg Falls by thedvlandgod

Yeah, I disagree on that. Just because someone says a word that is deemed 'racist' doesn't mean that the person has actual hate for a race in their heart. It makes them a stupid asshole, but it doesn't make them David Duke.

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vtskier8022 t1_j4uhafi wrote

Actually it does. If you are aware that a phrase is a racial slur but you still believe that it is acceptable to use in day to day life then you are in fact, racist.

A person who values each person individually would say “wow there are millions of other words to use, I will just not use the hateful slur.”

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raz0rsnak3 t1_j4umfzc wrote

Yeah, I don't mean acceptable in day to day life. You're not getting what I'm saying and are most concerned with labeling a person as something. Not suprised!

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vtskier8022 t1_j4uya1h wrote

I know what you are getting at. People may not say it intending to cause another race harm.

That said, when a person decides to use a racial slur just to like, talk smack or whatever, they are deciding that those words are acceptable to use directed at another person. Deciding that racial slurs are ok to use in a context like that speaks to that persons view on race.

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Intelligent-Hunt7557 t1_j4saf3w wrote

This is the kind of weaselly forum-shopping that comprises intellectual dishonesty. None of us has the time or expertise to know ‘what’s in their heart’ or to separate the true-believer bigots from the grifters. You’re engineering the discussion so we throw up our hands and do nothing. Hate speech is hate.

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raz0rsnak3 t1_j4upwpy wrote

Who decides what hate speech is? Who picks the words? You?

If you say a word once publicly does that make you a hateful racist?

GTFO with your one size fits all label

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Intelligent-Hunt7557 t1_j4w3hgl wrote

Don’t cut yourself with that razor’s edge! You know very well who decides what words mean- users themselves! And yes, if you say the n-word the people hearing you have good reason to believe you are demonstrating racism, despite your ‘just words’ defense.

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