If he's black, he should be allowed to have it; reclaiming terms is not a new concept.
And you're in no position to complain about the use of racial slurs.
That's stupid if its okay to call your self a racial slur. You don't like it when someone else calls you it so why would you demean yourself by calling your self it smh
That's stupid if its okay to call your self a racial slur. You don't like it when someone else calls you it so why would you demean yourself by calling your self it smh
It's reclaiming a word. The point is, if the group who has been offended/demeaned by this word uses the word themselves, it takes the power away from people who use the word to be offensive. It's a good thing; it's not demeaning yourself to use the word if you want to.
For example, gays can use "f****t", if they want to, to reclaim it, and there's no problem; a straight person shouldn't be allowed to use the word.
You (Not you specifically; general example) don't like when other people use it because they have not been victimized using the word before and don't understand the reclaiming of that word. However, you can use it, because you do understand the reclaiming of it, and you're taking the power away from the others who use the word to victimize you.
It's not that hard to comprehend.
That's stupid if its okay to call your self a racial slur. You don't like it when someone else calls you it so why would you demean yourself by calling your self it smh
Chris, you have called other members "wetbacks" before; you, of all people, should know what the Hell reclaiming is.
If a certain group has a word that is used against them, if they want to, they can use that word themselves because it gives power back to them, and takes away power from the people who originally used the word to victimize them.
That is NOT demeaning to them to use the word themselves.