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I'm black, and I'm telling you "boy," doesn't have any special significance. Hell, I've never heard of this. Now, let's not be creating any more anti-black words we black folk don't even know about.
yeah, white boy wasted is a song by some group i can't remember. a lot young people say it frequently...i am not one of them.This term 'white boy drunk' may be a form of the term 'white boy wasted' which refers to being extremely intoxicated. Urban Dictionary: white boy wasted
Is it racist? No in my eyes.
But they are inferior in two ways; white and male gender.It's not racist in the most remote sense unless somehow someone is trying to portray white boys as inferior through the phrase.
right, a white person calling a black person "boy", has no more significance than if a white person is called "boy".
gotcha.
a white man calling a black man "boy", means a whole lot more than if he calls another white man "boy".
this is a fact.
Concern about this kinda crap should get sucked into a black hole...
Oh darn...that racist comment just threw a black cloud over the whole discussion!That is a racist statment. Why not a white hole?
I'm black, and I'm telling you "boy," doesn't have any special significance. Hell, I've never heard of this. Now, let's not be creating any more anti-black words we black folk don't even know about.
Agreed. I don't think the couple intended it to be racist, but if they were white and said the same thing about a "black boy drunk", intentions or not, they would have been hammered for it. If it is racist one way, then it is racist the other way too.Let's put it this way, if a white person said "get black boy drunk", heads would roll. Yes, it's somewhat racist... that color was used as a descriptor at all shows some racial element. Why not use "get ___(persons name)___ drunk"? The statement wasn't as racist as say "get cracker boy drunk" or some other derivative...
While I agree with you, in this PC world and as noted above, if a white couple had said it with no intention of being racist, they would have been hammered for it. Not right, but that is the way it is. If it is racist one way, then it is racist the other way too.To me, though, it isn't the words themselves that make something racist, but what the intention behind those words are.
Considering the state in many black communities across the country, maybe its time people were a little less concerned about a white man calling a black man a 'boy' and more concerned about a black man calling another black man 'brother'. Just sayin...since you really seem to give a **** and all...a white man calling a black man "boy", is grounds for charges of racism.
its that simple. any denial of this is dishonesty and total bull****.
Considering the state in many black communities across the country, maybe its time people were a little less concerned about a white man calling a black man a 'boy' and more concerned about a black man calling another black man 'brother'. Just sayin...since you really seem to give a **** and all...
Nah...point is perfectly relevant in this one.you can start another thread about it, if u like.
I'm white, and I'm telling you that if a white man at my work calls a black man "boy", the charges of racism will be loud & frequent. Just because you are unfamiliar with the significance of a term doesn't make it false. That is, if you're being honest.
I would hate to work in that **** hole job. Sounds to me like you could get fired for looking crossed eyed at someone.
so you think a employer should tolerate racist statements?
black men should simply tolerate being called "boy" by white people?
wow.
black men should simply tolerate being called "boy" by white people?
so you think a employer should tolerate racist statements?
black men should simply tolerate being called "boy" by white people?
wow.
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