In the blogosphere, or at least those sections I inhabit, it does sometimes seem very American dominated. Maybe that's cos I mostly read DC comics blogs. Anyway, some things I read look, on first glance, to be only about the USA. But sometimes, I think the text is worth repeating.
On Stars and Garters recently, notintheface wrote this:
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A Helpful Racial Etiquette Tip
For anyone asking the question "If black people can use the word 'n___er', why can't white people use it?", here's my answer:
Because when they do, they usually sound like complete fucking idiots."
You can read the whole post here. Please do.
Hit the nail on the head.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout-out! I'd been hearing that complaint ad nauseum for years and always felt that way about it.
ReplyDeleteHere's a shout-out to a post you might like. Not sure if you're a Flash fan.
http://slaymonstrobot.blogspot.com/2010/08/barry-and-iris.html