I had no clue Redskin was bad. If it wasn't for the outlash, I'd have been blissfully ignorant.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

Don't kill the messenger here... But I honestly didn't know that was a racial word for the longest time.. probably because it's not in my vocabulary and I didn't hear it that often, but I did hear it from time to time, usually from old folks.

Of course that's been true in my life for other words too...

I had a black roommate do a weird move (which did look very much like someone doing charades of a monkey), and his white friend stated that out loud and my roommate got semi-offended. Up to that point, I honestly didn't realize monkey was used as a racial slur. I just hadn't heard it used in that context.

My point being, I honestly haven't known what is or isn't a racial slur until some situation brings it up.

Don't get me wrong, he should of run into that one by now and certainly known better.

But to a certain degree, it's almost becoming a job in itself just to keep up with all the different things people will take offense too. And different people react different ways...

One situation I've always found interesting, if musicians put racial slurs music, then can fans of all races sing those lyrics? Or do other races have to skip that lyric? I've seen it both ways... I just avoid it to stay clear of that potential situation.

But I did find it funny when a black rapper brought white fan on stage with him to sing his song, and when the white person sang the racial lyric correctly, the rapper got upset. In which I think the rapper is wrong...as your fans are going to sing your lyrics... if there is certain words you don't want them to say, then don't have them as lyrics.

But this has always been a tough subject that is always treated differently in different situations, and I think that's tough on us as people to choose which direction... and I assume Funchess just couldn't quickly think of another easy way to describe it, how he could see people where smiling in their eyes, and explained it in a poor way.

Originally Posted by: beast 

This just in: a bunch of white guys from Wisconsin didn't realize racial slurs are offensive to non-white people. Having recently learned that racial slurs are in fact offensive, said white people are in turn offended that people take offense to racial slurs. These words weren't offensive to them or their exclusively white friends when they grew up in the (insert decade prior to 80's) so they don't understand why anyone would be offended by them now.

I swear to god, sometimes this forum is like an Onion article.

Originally Posted by: earthquake 

We get it.
You like feeling like you are better then us “white guys”. You like to play the victim.
By the way....what race are you?
You are one of the constantly offended politically correct judges.
Did anyone here say racially inconsiderate statements are okay? Nope. Just that Funchess realized what he said was wrong and apologized for it. What’s wrong with that?
I swear, you just live to correct people, and think you are soooo much better then everyone.
Be careful....that pedestal you put yourself on has a big fall.
If you are going to judge, be specific on who said anything so bad that you, the “high and mighty” feel we’re so horrible.
Or do you just like to be the judge, jury and executioner?
(I know the answer)

Originally Posted by: Cheesey