20. "the "culture" been giving mixed signals for too long though. " In response to In response to 18
>>She obviously didn't say anything maliciously. She was just >>parroting back his phrase. >>I'm sure she realized what words she was using, buy in her >>mind it was kind of funny ( and it is a little funny) > >The issue isn't about whether her intent was malicious or not. > The issue is she over-stepped a cultural boundary... AKA got >too comfy and forgot that she wasn't Black.
^^^^This is where the discussion needs to be sussed out. I don't think it was a matter of "forgetting that she wasn't Black".... I do believe that we have created an atmosphere of comfort and welcomeness around the word. There's a disconnected within the culture right now that is pretty split along generational lines.