Originally Posted by Tark
If you can't see the difference then i pity you John. It's the same as if you had a friend whos kid died in a fire and you kept saying to him... "die in a fire"(even as a joking way) it's just unacceptable. however you could say that to me and it wouldn't even make me think about it. double standard? kinda, but just because it doesn't affect me the same way it affect your friend. The guy who is bitching about this... or even bl@ck is only bitching about it not because they feel offended. And lets not pretend it is...
There really is no difference between me calling a black person the "N" word and a black person calling me a cracker or a honky as the same inflection is there. It is meant as a put down and is based solely on race.
If you can't see the similarities then I pity you
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