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Originally posted by Mélina
Hm. On one hand, we had people calling Rihanna ghetto for wearing dreads yet call it ”cool” when Gaga does it and on ther other we have some throwing the term racist around like candy when the post could have been simply misinterpreted. Both sides need to think before posting.
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Calling Rihanna "ghetto" can
arguably be interpreted as "racist," but describing something as "ghetto" is
not racist. The word ghetto is a
real, technical term,
not slang. Describing something by saying "That's so ghetto" is no different than describing something by saying "That's so euro." But certain members like to cry fowl over the word, as if they didn't commonly say it in first grade through high school and beyond. The hypocrisy and oversensitivity can be a
bit much.
...Vin