TargaryenVers2 said: How many people defending this are black themselves? How many people defending this have been called a slur in a hateful way simply for the color of their skin, or orientation, or some other thing out of their control? How many people defending this know the power and historical connotations that the word has and why the use of it is incredibly insensitive and cruel? Freedom of speech extends to the government having no power against these incidences, as it should be, but a civilized society works together to make sure there's a level of civility that is expected from major voices of society.
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Oh shut up. This whole idea that you have to be actively persecuted to have a real opinion on a word is just stupid. You might not have said that, but that's what you're saying in a round about way. Besides, I don't think Black people actually care about the word much, since they use it in almost every rap song ever. And don't tell me that "They're giving power to the opressive word!" shit. If rappers can understand that the N-word(sorry Louis CK, I don't know the forum rules here) is fine in a certain context, then they can understand that for people of other races. People only care about the word whe it's 1 ) convenient to use to get mad at figures or 2 ) actually offensive, and I don't think this is a case of the latter. Do I think it should be said in every day vernacular? No, but I don't think Pewdiepie is a worse person for saying it.
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