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B.J.M. writes: Ah, Man!! But it is just so DAMN FUNNY!!
Labelling others isn't about humor. It's about power. It is saying: "I'm strong enough to re-name you."
It's about creating a convenient way to demonstrate one's hatred towards another. It is saying: "All the evil I feel for you can be wrapped up in this one word."
It is about ignorance. It is saying: "Stay away from us, we don't understand you."
We aren't talking endearing nicknames here. This isn't the same as petnames husbands,wives,lovers may have for one another.
This is the beginning of something ugly.
(Forgive me Brad)
This is in the class of Admin Edit - (Insert nasty epithet here).....
The words coined by a certain group of people on the internet: emperor, buttsnuffler, peterkisser....are just as mean and ugly. No one can honestly say they are meant to be humorous to those who are targeted.
Klan members find "coon" humorous. Black people do not. Skin heads find "kike" humorous. Jewish people do not.
GB
[Edited by Admin on Feb 22nd, 2001 at 04:53 PM]
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