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jumptheshadow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:35 PM Original message |
Poll question: How Do You React When You Hear an Ethnic Slur? |
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VMI Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. I predict much different results. |
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racaulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yep, this should be interesting...and very telling. |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. My children know beyond a shadow of a doubt. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'm sick and tired of the Class Slurs. |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. That offends me as well. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. +1 |
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w0nderer (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. +1 |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. Clarifying your question would be helpful. |
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jumptheshadow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. What about personal discussions? |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Well, that's exactly my point. |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. I think of how ignorant the speaker must be. |
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Lucy Goosey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. I once left on a guy in the middle of a dinner date... |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Mazel Tov! |
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northoftheborder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
10. My reaction depends upon the situation, the place, and the person. |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
11. It depends on the ethnicity and the intent. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. Indeed. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
15. I voted the same way in this poll as I did in the other one. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. +1. It's what civilized people do. nt |
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ThomasQED (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
17. Other: I alert and let the moderators take care of it. |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
18. does anyone really hear them any more? |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. That's quite a story. (n/t) |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. My husband and I were at Popeye's chicken a few years ago when |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
44. from very old people you do sometimes |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
19. some left leaning people are ok with occupational slurs like 'geek' 'nerd' etc. Best Buy even has |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. that's because it's actually a positive |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. oh really |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. it's not a slur as the others are, i consider myself a political geek |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. so i guess i have no say in tthis |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. I am getting my PhD -- I call myself a nerd all of the time. nt |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. many african americans call each other a certain word |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I was just stating my preference as you stated your's. Plus I do not |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. they're both slurs |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. You can define a slur as you please and I can say I think it is |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I didnt compare one word to another, i said they're both slurs, and it's true |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:45 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I am pretty sure that we are both expressing our opinions or |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. you're saying it's horrible to offend you, but ok to offend me nt |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. No, my opinion is that the n word is way worse than geek. |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. But I'm not using it the n word |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. WTF? You might have trouble interpreting posts. They used to call that |
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independent_voter (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. so just because you went into a popeyes and got called that, we;re all guilty? |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
45. "Geek" is a positive term these days! |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
20. Other. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. I chew the fucker out. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
23. i'm always stunned by the sheer ignorance |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
43. it offends me but i learn nothing from "speaking out" |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
46. Other |
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jumptheshadow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 05:19 AM Response to Original message |
47. Kick to show the difference between this poll and the gay one (nt) |
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