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Wikipedia goes racist.

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BrilliantEraser:
I never really understood that rule. Groups can make fun of themselves using derogatory terms and it is okay, but as soon as someone outside that group does it, it is considered racist or sexist or whatever-ist?

supersheep:
yeah

if you are oppressed then you can take the sign of your oppression and reappropriate it. if you are not and use the same sign then you are continuing the oppression

(this is a very simplistic take on it - i'd be willing to bet that BrittanyMarie could give a legit explanation on it, i think she probs has the best analysis on this of DISCUSS folks)

BrilliantEraser:
Okay, I guess that makes sense. But why reappropriate it at all, if it just serves as a reminder of said oppression?

Bastardous Bassist:
Because it's kind of laughing in the face of the oppression.  It removes a lot of the power the oppressor had over the oppressed with those words and stereotypes if you just turn them into a huge joke.

MrBlu:
Or if you're like me, and you don't really care either way, and when someone is being racist, you throw back racial slurs and horribly offensive things their way.

But just for the record, if anyone's watched (the uncut version of) How High, you'll know that there are black folk that still don't take lightly to the N-bomb, no matter who it's coming from.

But I'm just offensive all around.

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