Ganassi racing fires Kyle Larson

[SoonerP226]

Why is it so hard to for people to simply agree that it's a disgusting and ugly word?

It is not a word I use, but I completely understand why black folks use it when talking to each other. It's the same reason I'm an Okie and I live in the Sooner State--those words were both used as insults, but our state's leaders realized if you @#$&ing own that word, nobody can use it to insult you.

I choke back the emotion
I'm an Okie and I'm proud
So when you call me Okie,
Man, you'd better say it loud
-- Vince Gill and Jimmy Webb, Oklahoma Rising

 

[jmike314]

The fact that the word “cracker” gets typed out and said aloud but we type and say “N-word” clearly shows they have a vastly different meaning & affect.

Nobody “gets” to say awful things...they just do. That’s the people they are. A whole lot of people think it’s OK to say - white, black, whatever. And a whole lot of people think it’s wrong to say - white, black, whatever.

People rob banks, murder, & molest children but nobody ever says “If they can do that, why can’t I?”

And if I’m the head of a multi-million dollar company and you’re my employee, you sure as hell better not make us look bad in the public eye and possibly adversely affect our bottom line. Larson did that to Ganassi. He got what he got. He’ll find another seat and they’ll find another driver.


“Crying is for babies, little girls, and men who just had their ears ripped off.”
- Oobedoob Benubi

 

[MacFromOK]

The fact that the word “cracker” gets typed out and said aloud but we type and say “N-word” clearly shows they have a vastly different meaning & affect.

Or maybe it's more of a PC thing regarding minorities.

We've become so politically correct that equality has gone out the window in many cases. If you want to be "equal," then don't expect special treatment (no matter your race). Why should one race get a special pass on name-calling?

The "N-word" is indeed belittling when name-calling, but no more so than many others commonly used (GDMFer comes to mind). I don't much care for "Honky" either, and it's another one specifically aimed at whites.

I don't condone name-calling in any case. But equality either means equal in everything, or else it doesn't.

Just my 2¢ ...

 

[Slim Deal]

Listen carefully, watch the press lie and make a real honest assessment. Then you should be able to see that Black people are the most racist group of people on earth. A large number of them are constant crybabies wanting something for fre or the taking.

This horsesh*t is way beyond being a double standard, it is in fact RACIST!

 

[Snattlerake]

Sticks N stones will break your bones but words will get you fired.