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Why The Use Of The Word, "nigger"...?

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Posted by Mark on October 7, 2002 19:40:16 UTC

I'm not a sensitive person so I can't say that it hurts my feelings or anything, but was it really necessary to go there?

I don't understand what you meant anyway; please elaborate.

"and taking me to task for extending the idea
toward correcting the way niggers use the terms
so we won't go down the nigger drain."

What does that mean?

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Why did you use that word, Mark? & Where are we now? - carefuluniverse - October 7, 2002 - 23:49 UTC
- Not even Ezekiel could've said it more clear... - smartguy - October 8, 2002 - 04:13 UTC
  - You're an anonymous guy... - carefuluniverse - October 8, 2002 - 04:48 UTC
- You lost me... - fasteddy - October 8, 2002 - 21:35 UTC
  - tag team member Chris - kantolfir2 - October 9, 2002 - 00:25 UTC
    - I hope that is good - fasteddy - October 9, 2002 - 01:02 UTC
      - Tell us more about yourself, Chris - kantolfir2 - October 9, 2002 - 01:10 UTC
        
        Ok - fasteddy - October 10, 2002 - 21:37 UTC
It is not a reference to African descent or skin color - kantolfir2 - October 9, 2002 - 00:35 UTC
- How creative... - smartguy - October 9, 2002 - 14:52 UTC
  - speaking of confusing us.... - kantolfir2 - October 9, 2002 - 16:21 UTC
    - On confusion and hipocracy... - smartguy - October 10, 2002 - 03:10 UTC
      - Whittier is my middle name....after the prominent abolitionist - kantolfir2 - October 10, 2002 - 05:46 UTC
      - All my screen names, numbers of posts, etc. - kantolfir2 - October 10, 2002 - 06:05 UTC
        
        Why? - emperor__alikar - October 13, 2002 - 00:37 UTC
        
        Go away kid...ya bother me :) - quiet - October 13, 2002 - 06:24 UTC
        
        :-P (nt) - emperor__alikar - October 13, 2002 - 17:04 UTC
        
        Okay, I'll take the bait -- Emperor of What? - occupant - October 13, 2002 - 19:05 UTC
  - You have crossed the bounds of decency - yanniru - October 9, 2002 - 17:58 UTC
    - Who was that aimed at? - smartguy - October 10, 2002 - 03:03 UTC
      - Nobody - yanniru - October 10, 2002 - 04:31 UTC
        
        from the guy who called me a "Gentile" - kantolfir2 - October 10, 2002 - 06:24 UTC
        
        It's in your bible - yanniru - October 10, 2002 - 13:35 UTC
        
        I will not waste my time with your little quips and dodges - kantolfir2 - October 10, 2002 - 18:37 UTC

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