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And in the spirit of Bonnaroo, I just want to clarify this is just a friendly debate/discussion over the legitimacy and justification of using a specific word. No hard feelings, I'm sure you're a great guy and we'd get along great.
Thank you, new guy, for realizing not every disagreement is a fight. You're alright, just don't drop anymore racial slurs and we'll be kosher
The great irony will be when someone with power to alter the schedule sees this thread and decides maybe to check it out and instead of seeing the actual reasons we're concerned with Unchained, sees us bickering over racial slurs and writes the thread off.
5/16 - Father John Misty
6/6 - The National/Dirty Projectors
6/10 - Animal Collective
6/13-6/16 - Bonnaroo
6/24 - Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers
And in the spirit of Bonnaroo, I just want to clarify this is just a friendly debate/discussion over the legitimacy and justification of using a specific word. No hard feelings, I'm sure you're a great guy and we'd get along great.
Thank you, new guy, for realizing not every disagreement is a fight. You're alright, just don't drop anymore racial slurs and we'll be kosher
And in the spirit of Bonnaroo, I just want to clarify this is just a friendly debate/discussion over the legitimacy and justification of using a specific word. No hard feelings, I'm sure you're a great guy and we'd get along great.
Thank you, new guy, for realizing not every disagreement is a fight. You're alright, just don't drop anymore racial slurs and we'll be kosher
It's amazing how sometimes people will respond with a disagreement as if it's something attacking them personally. I love it when a good debate/discussion can occur without people just freaking out and resorting to insults and things.
Post by bansheebeat on May 25, 2012 10:27:38 GMT -5
I had this conversation with my aforementioned uncle and he believes no on should say it regardless of skin color. My cousins however will say it all the time, and I'd be lying if I said I hadn't let it slip up around them while listening to music. They don't care at all, but I feel it'd be different if it wasn't family.
edit: Everyone gets diddly swag! Now where is mine? Someone? Anyone?
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He's like you made an über troll by taking the worst parts of me (the utter disregard for other people's opinions), Phi (cluttering up threads with memes and adding nothing to a discussion) and Jess (an apparent belief that everyone else is the problem and/or arrogance without self awareness).
Bansheebeat, all the Diddly Swag in the world isn't enough payment for the GIF. i might never stop laughing. so, i'm going to do you one better and get your name tattooed on my chest. sound good?
Bansheebeat, all the Diddly Swag in the world isn't enough payment for the GIF. i might never stop laughing. so, i'm going to do you one better and get your name tattooed on my chest. sound good?
I'll keep an eye out for you and your sick tat while at Unchained.
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I'm casual friends with a vet (Marine) who is a devout, committed, no holds barred racist and proud of it. He uses the n-word in almost every sentence that comes out of his mouth, and makes rifle bolt-sliding sounds whenever the current President's name is mentioned. The guy is a truly scary sociopath. The man seethes hate like a toxic gas. The word fires out of his mouth with ballistic force, followed by sulfuric acid spittle that erodes the corner of his mouth. It's the kind of hate that both results from and causes brain damage.
I'm casual friends with a vet (Marine) who is a devout, committed, no holds barred racist and proud of it. He uses the n-word in almost every sentence that comes out of his mouth, and makes rifle bolt-sliding sounds whenever the current President's name is mentioned. The guy is a truly scary sociopath. The man seethes hate like a toxic gas. The word fires out of his mouth with ballistic force, followed by sulfuric acid spittle that erodes the corner of his mouth. It's the kind of hate that both results from and causes brain damage.
Did you not serve with people of other races? You would think that someone that fought side-by-side with people of other races would not be racist.
Turtles are, actually quite sexy, if you think about it. I’m getting an erection just thinking about turtles. No, not a stripper named turtles, that’s not funny. Actual turtles.
— Thom Yorke
I'm casual friends with a vet (Marine) who is a devout, committed, no holds barred racist and proud of it. He uses the n-word in almost every sentence that comes out of his mouth, and makes rifle bolt-sliding sounds whenever the current President's name is mentioned. The guy is a truly scary sociopath. The man seethes hate like a toxic gas. The word fires out of his mouth with ballistic force, followed by sulfuric acid spittle that erodes the corner of his mouth. It's the kind of hate that both results from and causes brain damage.
He's like you made an über troll by taking the worst parts of me (the utter disregard for other people's opinions), Phi (cluttering up threads with memes and adding nothing to a discussion) and Jess (an apparent belief that everyone else is the problem and/or arrogance without self awareness).
Post by kikosanchez on May 25, 2012 13:45:47 GMT -5
I always think it's odd when people say "n-word" like you can't even say the word? Words have meaning through context. Just uttering a word is just that. Maybe I'm just desensitized because my friends and I used to use it casually (as a joke or repeating a chappelle line, etc). It's just a word, just don't use it in context, then that would be intentionally offending someone, which no matter the word is somewhere between summers breezey and downright immoral.
Post by sillygreen89 on May 25, 2012 13:56:13 GMT -5
As someone who has been on the receiving end of that word several times, and in a VERY hateful context, I have to say that I do get a little miffed when I hear it used casually. It doesn't offend me because I agree that context is more important than the actual word, but it does remind me of times when the context was hate and spite. If I hear it in public I let it go, but when friends or acquaintances use it, it's usually their first and last time using it around me. Most times I don't even have to say anything, they just look at me awkwardly, I shake my head and that's that. Like I said, I do think context is most important so if I hear it at a concert it doesn't bother me much, but the fact that people seem to think that the word itself (in whatever context) has no impact at all is a bit upsetting to me. Sorry for the ramble.
Well, that tweet sounds interesting. AC is prone to exaggeration, but "blow your mind" is pretty strong.
"Now it's all designed to blow our minds but our minds won't really be blown Like the blow that'll getcha when you get your picture on the cover of the Rollin' Stone.."
I'm thinking Superjam could really be something... or maybe we will get a surprise LN Which announcement. Who knows? Someone should tweet about that opening to him.
That tweet means nothing to me, and it shouldn't mean much to you too.
The thing that sucks about these kind of unannounced "surprises" is that you never know what you're gonna get. For instance, last year after dr john, when they announced that parade and whatnot, I ended up skipping it because I would have been annoyed if I got there and it was, like, a secret Lil Wayne set or something, but then it turned out to be PTM and I really regret missing it. Same as this year, if there are "surprises," there is no way to tell whether I'd be missing GZA for a secret Jack White set, or like, a secret Yelawolf late night. I'm all for surprises a la people guesting/sitting in for sets and such, but I just find it really frustrating that either AC has something potentially awesome planned that a ton of people will miss due to it not being announced, or that AC is just talking out his ass to try and cover up for the fact that they booked a bowling alley band for one of the biggest festival slots in America.
!!! NOBODY!
