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Originally Posted by welfare
If you look back, I never actually gave an opinion on this.
You just assumed mine. Like many here.
My opinion is yes, it was a stupid thing to say. Especially during a conference call discussing racism.
Do I think he's racist? I have no idea.
The thing that bothers me is most of the media covering this aren't being honest and showing that he did not actually call any black people the n word himself. They intentionally leave that out and just say "he used the n word", without explaining any context. And naturally, the sheeple (sorry, I hate that word too) just assume he used it directly.
They're supposed to be reporting stories with as much detail and impartiality as possible. Not manufacturing consent.
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You said that the context he used (paraphrasing Col Sanders) was enough of a reason to be able to say the word. That is so wrong, it comes across as trolling or pure stupidity. If that's not what you meant, I apologize, it wasn't clear to me.
You are right that the media tends to skew things, depending on which "team" they are catering to.
But like I said, we don't know exactly what was said and how it was said. If the context was "Col Sanders called them N**** and never got backlash (therefore anyone should be able to do so)" or "Col Sanders called them N**** and never got backlash (and that's appalling, and we should never use that word)" those are obviously two VERY different statements. One is blatantly racist, one is not racist, but very stupid to use the word.
You seem to think that no matter what, anyone should be able to use the word as long as they're not calling people names. If that's not what you mean, again I am misunderstanding what you mean when you keep bringing up "context". There's practically no context in the working world where a white dude should use that word. Unless they're a comedian or a professor discussing slavery, or an author writing a book based on the period, or something. Not this guy though.