I know why he sided with the South. In fact the Civil War was about states rights and not slavery. Doesn't change my view on Robert E. Lee. He fought for the oppressors of my people despite his disbelief in slavery. That makes him worse than the actual slave owners in my view.

im black, but i dont use the n word at all. i dont even hang out with black people, cause there too ignorant.

the truth is if a black person does bad on something or some1 treats them badly but not in a racist way, or if people say "some black guy" they will say its racist, when teh ythink there allowed to say it about other races.

black people these days use slavery, and 400 years of suffering as there excuse for not making something good of their lives. thats why you see very few succesful black people (well at least here in canada).

no1 today has done anything to opress blacks so they shouldnt b lame them for slavery.

remember im black. and to all those racist mother fuckers out there, you have no lives.

^^^I'm far from ignorant so u should stop with the generalization of all black people

Oh god no...

There is way too much racial tension here, I feel like I'm stepping in a field of land mines...

Should I lock this? It's starting to get ugly in here!

I just think there are too many generalisations being made by certain people.

Any sentence that starts with "Black people nowadays...", "All black people.." etc. really gets on my nerves. I mean there are broad assumptions, then there is this thread.

So because he decided that state rights were more a more important and pressing concern than slavery (which really only became an issue as a tactic to cripple the south) That makes him worse than slave owners?

That's like saying that because a doctor was trying to cure cancer that he didn't get a chance to treat your bullet wound, that makes him worse than the guy who shot you. Get a clue.

Yes please lock this thread.

this is BS.

Talk about double standards. I mean in general. This is jsut another example.

If the "N" word offends a black person then they shouldn't use it themself.

The most outrages ting I have herd is you cannot call a black person black or another coloured person by their colour. So why the hell are white people being called white?

People should learn to get over it. Unless a werd was used in the tone to be delibretly racist then that is unacceptable, but in general chat if someone says black white yellow red whatever it shoudl not matter cause that is jsut pure fact the colour that you are.

If people want to be 100% politically correct the only thing you should call someone is by their name as every skin colour word white black etc.. has been used in racist meanings before.

As far as Im concerned any white person saying the n-word to a black person is basically giving them official permission to beat the shit out of them. I dont care if the teacher is old, beat his lily white ass BLACK and blue and give him a couple of weeks in the hospital to have a really good re-think about racial equality. Same goes for if the kid called the teacher a cracker, although not to quite the same extent because the history isnt there. Fuck racism & fuck morons. Every person on here who hasnt displayed empathy towards people suffering racism, ie this kid, is an arsehole & a fucking moron. Thankyou.

Cobretti, no one is complaining about anyone calling anyone black.

@Danny: That's a tad extreme..