What do you think of the word "thug"? (user search)
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« on: April 30, 2015, 11:11:42 PM »
Quote from: cinyc on April 30, 2015, 10:38:56 PM
Quote from: Lief 🐋 on April 30, 2015, 10:36:50 PM
9 out of 10 times it's used it's a racial dog whistle.

Especially when "progressives" call Republicans "Rethuglicans".

That's some pretty serious FF vocab for any progressive to be using.

It's all about context, guys.  You ought to be able to know racism when you hear it.  An old white man saying "thug" in a derogatory manner rubs people the wrong way for a good reason.
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