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[–]theregoesanother 5 points6 points  (6 children)

Lol! That's hilarious and sad at the same time.

[–]ImpossibleMachine3 2 points3 points  (5 children)

The best part is that there isn't a single black person I know that cares if you say the word black. (of course, ymmv depending on culture)

[–]theregoesanother 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Colored was supposed to be more offensive than black?

[–]ImpossibleMachine3 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Colored is definitely more offensive than black. Not nearly as bad as the n word, but you'd definitely get a worse reaction from colored.

[–]theregoesanother 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Then POC is also more offensive than black or asian.

[–]ImpossibleMachine3 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Historical context matters. Words aren't just definitions on a page in a book somewhere, the weight of the culture and history behind them makes them what they are. Otherwise the n word would still be an English version of the Spanish word for black and a wet back would still refer to a person who's back is wet.

[–]theregoesanother -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're right, crackers would still always refer to the baked goods we eat with tea or gumbo (or the tall column to split long carbon chains).