| re: Randy Rainbow’s old, racist, and transphobic tweets resurface | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 10:38 am EDT 08/19/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Randy Rainbow’s old, racist, and transphobic tweets resurface - JAllenC3 10:15 am EDT 08/19/20 | |
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| "And if you don't think the use of 'colored people' by white people was a problem 50 or 60 years ago, why is it (and was it) so jarring when Nellie Forbush used it to describe Emile's kids in South Pacific?" The obvious answer is that the word is jarring and offensive when Nellie uses it in SOUTH PACIFIC because of her bigoted, racist attitude when she says it. As you may know, in TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, the "n" word is used instead. (Nellie doesn't actually speak the word, but Michener tells us that's the way she thinks of Emile's dead wife). Are you saying that the use of "colored people" by the NAACP was perfectly fine because that group named themselves, but was never fine when used by white people -- not even half a century ago? If that's the case, were white people not allowed to speak the full name of the NAACP? Or was it okay for them to use that phrase ONLY in that context? The way I see it, even completely neutral words like "gay," "jew," and "black" can sound very offensive when used as epithets, with the intent to give offense. But I don't think anyone is suggesting those words be banned as well. At lest, not yet.... |
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