Oh you are a racist if you use Chris Rock - he was joking.

Okay, well sing it to yourself in a room.

Yes, people agree with me, it's not an outdated argument.

You know what, I need to be more nuanced with what I say.

No.

I've broken it down a million and one ways. If you don't get it, it's because you don't want to. If you still are curious, there are tons of articles that outline why white people should never use that word, but I've exhausted my mental resources in explaining to you why it's wrong.

Well, the way the disqus comments are set up…

White people don't get to refer to themselves as "n*ggers" esp when most people don't even know the true terrors of slavery and what came with being a house slave vs a field slave.

He isn't a malicious evil racist, but he sure is the casual liberal racist. There are levels to racism.

You lost me. a white man was joking with another white man and said oh no, i'm not going to work in the field, I only work in the house. That's literally make a joke about the shit that slaves went through. Slaves didn't have a choice!

It would only be paranoia if people of color were out of touch with reality.

No, I don't want my peace disrupted, I would rather if people don't say it because it would make me very, very angry.

Walking home at the middle of the night is unsafe, but you are describing apples to fucking bread. In one scenario, someone is not doing anything TO WRONG anyone, but opening themselves up to dangerous possibilities.

No, that's not the fucking same.

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A white man was using the phrase "house n-word" and was making light of the plight of slavers in America. Something that white people started [slavery in America].

1. There is damn near no context where a white person can use that word and not get in trouble. Bill Maher was wrong as hell, this is why he's getting backlash.

Also, Sasse only had a problem with Maher because of backlash. He is right, he should have spoken up WHILE Maher was speaking, however he is a Republican, he certainly has heard worse from his own party, and I'm sure he doesn't speak up.

But they still won't fire him. Oh well, I'm finally at peace knowing that the racism I experience on the internet "why can't white people say it! i'm white, I should be able to say it if you say it!" <<< I will never experience it in real life. Most white people will never push their luck with me and that is all that…

You did say that by telling me where to direct my anger. i don't need your permission for anything. TBH, I'll probably work on getting people fired and their livelihood ruined over racism vs violence.