S.mouse! - Squashed Nigga

Can someone explain to me what it even means?

During the 70's-90's the Aussie cunts here were calling Mediterranean kids wogs without a clue to what it actually means. Wasn't till I had to do a report in High School about the immigrants did I work out what it meant. Thank you Wikipedia!

What the fuck:

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...w=1920&bih=936

Doesn't really explain much other than the fact that it's offensive.

Thank you Wikipedia again:

The word originated as a term used in a neutral context to refer to black people, as a variation of the Spanish/Portuguese noun negro, a descendant of the Latin adjective niger, meaning the color "black"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger

So that's why it's offensive; because it's a hybrid of words from a different language?

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Originally Posted by iLOVENZB

Thank you Wikipedia again:

The word originated as a term used in a neutral context to refer to black people, as a variation of the Spanish/Portuguese noun negro, a descendant of the Latin adjective niger, meaning the color "black"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger

So that's why it's offensive; because it's a hybrid of words from a different language?

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No, it's offensive due to its overuse by racist, often violent, oppressive slave owners and/or societies that used the word in a derogatory manner. Like it, or not, there IS a VERY REAL history that is tied to the word. If a black wishes to use it, they can, but will attach stereotypes to themselves for doing so; same for bigoted rednecks whites.

I think the only way someone can sound more ignorant than by using the word repeatedly, is to act like the word does not have meaningful, historic, offensive roots.

i think niggars are funny!???? omg :o

http://youtu.be/oKd35EmCIx8

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Originally Posted by IdolEyes787

No I'm saying that we as Caucasians don't have the right to make the assumption that it isn't offensive.

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That's a flawed argument. You implied that unless a black person said it was funny, it was racist. Why would one black person saying it's funny or not change whether or not it's racist, would they speak on behalf of the other millions?
Also, why would a white person not be able to judge that it's offensive or not? I may have white skin myself but I can still tell when something's offensive or not, be it directed to me or someone else.

The fact that the "s.mouse" character says "nigger" a lot is a reflection of the music/rappers he's parodying. Would it be racist or not if it was written and acted by a black man? The use of the word nigger is mocking the way in which it's already used in "music", it's not used in a derogatory way, aimed at any person/people in particular.

You're all missing the point... the thought police of western culture has declared it a 'bad' word, and you're all no longer allowed to use it. They decided that it can only possibly be used with negative connotations and banned it's use. They implemented such deranged thinking as "You are a racist if you use these words" without any consideration about the context within which their declared "racist words" were actually being used in. So the point is you're all not grown up enough to use these words... the thought police have decided that for you, if you dare to use these words, even as banter between friends, then you're a nasty small minded racist piece of shit because they've said so.

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Originally Posted by Proper Bo

That's a flawed argument. You implied that unless a black person said it was funny, it was racist. Why would one black person saying it's funny or not change whether or not it's racist, would they speak on behalf of the other millions?
Also, why would a white person not be able to judge that it's offensive or not? I may have white skin myself but I can still tell when something's offensive or not, be it directed to me or someone else.

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What I said was done half mockingly.Maybe if I made a music video of it you would better get the point and overlook any obvious negatives?

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Originally Posted by rejectOfAllah

You're all missing the point... the thought police of western culture has declared it a 'bad' word, and you're all no longer allowed to use it. They decided that it can only possibly be used with negative connotations and banned it's use. They implemented such deranged thinking as "You are a racist if you use these words" without any consideration about the context within which their declared "racist words" were actually being used in. So the point is you're all not grown up enough to use these words... the thought police have decided that for you, if you dare to use these words, even as banter between friends, then you're a nasty small minded racist piece of shit because they've said so.

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That you are insensitive to the fact that you might inadvertently be upsetting a population of people doesn't excuse it. It doesn't matter that "the thought police of western culture" have declared it a bad word and you see no logic or harm in it,it only matters the result.
When everyone is mature or enlightened enough to understand that a word can be just a word which is probably precisely never, feel free to revel in such obvious non-publicity seeking non-racism.

Also can someone move this to the Drawing Room because all this seriousness is beginning to make my head hurt.