quote:Originally posted by Batwoman: To Jim Jackson and any one else that has nothing better to do than to single me out and try to draw me into a flame war over using the term white trash....[qb]
Can't speak for Jim, but I wasn't trying to bait you, or draw you into a flame war. I just don't understand how the term "white trash" doesn't seem hurtful to you. If I talked about walking past a church and calling the people walking out of it "Christian filth", I'm sure that would seem to be more than an observation.
quote:[qb]I'm not the only person on this thread to use that term, nor am I the only one on these boards to use that term! I did not use it in a derogitory manor! It was an observation, nothing else!
How does not being the only one make it right? I would say the same to anyone using the word--it isn't right. How is calling someone "trash" not wrong?
quote:You can nitpick about it all you want, so get over it! I know plenty of people that use that term, white, black, whatever. It is no where near similar to calling someone the N word, I refuse to even type it out!
I was unaware that the frequency with which a word is employs somehow legitimizes or disimbues its hateful meaning.
quote:With that said, you can waste your time trying to suck me into a flame war, but I wont waste my time falling for it. Nor will I post to this thread again. I have nothing else to say since things I've said have been taken out of context.
Nothing's been taken out of context. Your words are your words.
