ToughJ.Riggins
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Westside said:I think White's Power assertion that Bush is an animal Is hyperbole. And I don't think such cooments will scare away Whites who have fiber of racially identity. Sadly a large number of White think racially identity is taboo. The pysch ops has suceeded to a large extent. At this point one cold call Bush Magilla the gorilla and it won't have an impact either way. Except maybe for chuckle.
I think it's different when something is meant to be a joke or satire and when someone is ranting in an angry, nasty/ serious manner. Kidding around in most cases isn't a turnoff to people although in extreme cases I guess even comedic jokes can go too far.
Two friend's of mine and a few friends of my cousins (whom I became aware of) aren't racially aware at all- as I have become- yet all have some Dave Chapelle type racial jokes they've told. I've heard nice people jokingly say the N word- usually with an A on the end, but they wouldn't use it to attack someone or say it to a black person's face.
BTW, I've never considered you as racist westside and enjoy your posts. The "R" word it thrown around far too often as I just explained in the "Why are all the Quarterbacks white?" thread. I'm also a fan of "most" of WP's posts.