His tears are over all those lost bucks in the bank.

EXACTLY!

“And Dog used it to his son over a girl he was dating. He is a racist.”

Isn’t it a bit extreme to call Dog a racists? Considering the context in which he spoke in that recorded conversation.

I have mixed emotions about it. Cussing. Not the N word. I never even use that word when I’m mad, although now that it’s on my mind, I probably will.

thanks guys.

Jamie, you know, a public figure should know better. They make their living on TV, if they mess up on TV, ie their job, why shouldn’t they be fired?

And Dog used it to his son over a girl he was dating. He is a racist. I don’t believe his apology for one minute. His tears are over all those lost bucks in the bank.

If I ever use it, though, you better believe I will be washing my own mouth out with soap.

“a power struggle” makes more sense to me now that you put it that way. But yes, the word was used around a lot of violence and a lot of hate.

I suspect that Margaret referred to your use of ‘them’ for blacks, maybe?, the grouping of all people of one race under the one banner, that she objects too. A lot of people think that it’s racists. But I don’t think thats racists nor is racial profiling racists. Racism is much more than that. But I shouldn’t putt words into Margaret mouth. I suppose she’ll explain more of what she means later.

(Now Dog Chapman is on Larry King apologizing too!)

There are blacks in America who are pressing for their fellow blacks to stop using the word. It has to start with hip-hop/rap musicians first, though, because the normal black kid on the street, especially here in New York, ain’t gonna stop on his own, that’s for sure. It flows off their tongues as freely as the word “the.”

Whites can’t use that word because they abused that word. As Margaret explained, in previous time it was the worst thing you could call a black man or woman. It was used with violence and rape. It was used with nooses. It was used with lynch mobs. You’re talking about a word that contains some of the worst hate in the world. And it isn’t just the word itself, but the way it is said, the way it comes off the tongue, with a sneer, with utter contempt for the life of the person you just insulted. It really is a vile word.

I can understand why blacks are trying to own the word. It’s a power struggle. It’s to show that they are not afraid of the worst that whites can throw at them.

Margaret,

I’m not quite sure why you think my comment is racist. I think you would need to spell it out further. I’m not following the logic. I’m explaining it as I see it here in New York. If I were to go to a black man on the subway and call him a “N”, he would probably punch me, or at least start swearing at me. But I sit there on the subway and listen to him talking to his black friend calling him an “N.” How is my comment racist?

In any case, I agree with you. I’m merely trying to explain to Carlos, who is not from America, the reasoning behind its use and non-use here.

Interesting explanation

Although it is still a bit to confusing to non-americans why its the whites who can’t use that word whilst as Dan mentioned it is freely used by blacks in New York subways. It’s also widely used in movies and music.

If I had time, I’d tell you some really good stories about how my friends have dealt with people who have casually used it in their presence.

Heh, just wait until you go on New York subways and you hear how casually blacks use it one toward another. They are owning it now. You dare not call them the “N” word, but they can easily use it, and many use it quite often.