Over the past few days, I'm simply going to have to accept that human beings excel at rationalizing the use of language that intentionally offends other people for its own sake.

We are in a new dark age of ignorance ...

They would destroy us for being fuck ups and extremely violent.

Never leave no tip ... it can be written off as being ignorant that a tip is expected or just cheap. Better to leave one penny ... that is clearly a statement.

Doesn't the owner know their online ratings are going to be destroyed now? Anyone who googles their establishment will find comments like "racist" under their Yelp listing.

Not funny, and not harmless.

n'er he said it isnt n'er it's n'a and it's different. he said it's respectful term like dog used to be -- JUST TO BE CLEAR I'M IN NO WAY SAYING IT'S OK TO CALL ANYONE EITHER OF THOSE WORDS

that word

use some form of that word. How about we just never use any form of that word? Then we can be sure we are not using it "inappropriately"--since there really is no appropriate way for a white person to sling around that word or any of its permutations.

and btw i dont use either one

because she saw it on his Facebook page (probably after the fact) and to all others who are convinced that if black people use a version of the word in friendly conversation, then everyone, of any race, has a right to use it in friendly conversation. I think no one who is not black should use any version of that word.

What are the rules of your interracial posse?

What are the Dr. Dre rules?

which, according to wiki, is unrelated (but often best avoided).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_about_the_word_%22niggardly%22

does not mean that it is OK for others to do the same, without permission. Especially when they omit the "sexy".

for them to say the N word-

Because that is what people are doing. Say on tv some old white lady literally says "The N Word" and all that is doing is making ME think, oh she means "n****r" so now I am the one saying the damn word in MY head!



People need to take responsibility for what they say and just say it instead of putting it on others!

lol

I would probably let it go.

this is for real? I mean the last few incidence of something being written on dining/bar receipts or coffee cups have turned out to be exactly the opposite of what they seemed.

Are we sure it's not real...? I mean, the incidences of African Americans being called that word in the here and now are legion.

No telling what was done to his food.

or just draw a noose on it?

I was a regular at a bar and started a tab with a new bartender. He hadn't been there long. Other bartender, who knew me well, saw the ticket and thought it was funny and told me about it. I asked the 'offending' bartender let me see the tab. I guess, to his credit, he did try to obscure the word "FAG" with his finger. He never forgot my name again.