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Anyone can find any word offensive. It isn't up to anybody to judge what is or isn't offensive to another. Pasty is comparable to darkie and cracker to *ninja*. I was once banned for quoting dave chappelle but have seen others use the dreaded n word in casual conversation. There is a double standard. Ivan is spot on.

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To the point of this apparent "double standard"... The problem, Ivan, is that when you're talking about racial slurs, it's up to that race whether the word was used in an offensive manner. In this case, one non-black person insulted another non-black person, and the second guy's response to that was to respond with racial slurs and epithets towards black people.

What double standard is there? He didn't know PSC wasn't black, but due to his already deeply embedded biases, he assumed he was black and insulted him with derogatory, racist words about black people. The other problem is, this country wasn't founded on the sweat and blood of white people through hundreds of years of systematic slavery and discrimination. So, great... Call me a cracker, milkshake, pasty, pinky, what have you... None of those words are as loaded or as hurtful as the ones been used to oppress and discriminate against blacks for the entire existence of our country.

So, it's a double standard when an idiot assumes another guy is black so he unleashes some deeply seeded racial slurs about black people?

The dude plays water polo, LOL. Slip of the tongue.

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To the point of this apparent "double standard"... The problem, Ivan, is that when you're talking about racial slurs, it's up to that race whether the word was used in an offensive manner. In this case, one non-black person insulted another non-black person, and the second guy's response to that was to respond with racial slurs and epithets towards black people.

What double standard is there? He didn't know PSC wasn't black, but due to his already deeply embedded biases, he assumed he was black and insulted him with derogatory, racist words about black people. The other problem is, this country wasn't founded on the sweat and blood of white people through hundreds of years of systematic slavery and discrimination. So, great... Call me a cracker, milkshake, pasty, pinky, what have you... None of those words are as loaded or as hurtful as the ones been used to oppress and discriminate against blacks for the entire existence of our country.

So, it's a double standard when an idiot assumes another guy is black so he unleashes some deeply held racial slurs about black people?

The dude plays water polo, LOL. Slip of the tongue.

I have already stated I do not condone his actions. Frankly I'm disappointed in Bwood for saying these things.

The double standard remains. You said yourself you are not offended by racial slurs. But not everyone is you. People interpret things differently, regardless of race. This very thread is an example of how lenient or how severe the punishment can be depending on which race is insulted.

It's a sensitive issue, but it seems a lot more lop sided depending on the victim.

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