Since we're delving into the use of epithets here, maybe we should talk about the frequent use of the word "cunt" on this forum.

I have a feeling that it's use at times has offended at least some of the female members of our forum, and may in fact have driven some away.

I do realize that it is more of a generalized insult in some places than others. I do know that if I were to say it in the presence of most women I know, they would be highly offended.

Not trying to stir things up, I just think it is worth talking about since we are on the subject of words that may be contrued as generalizing about and demeaning whole groups of people.

steve wrote:Yeah, being white is awesome. We get treated better by basically everybody,

Apparently not Mandroid by Chinese people in whatever part of town. That only applies to when you are in the white world or the white part of town. Go to South Gate or Watts and see how you get treated. Of course, it's for a reason. It's a white, rich world. Everyone else is just living in it.

LA People, please tell me the real reason why there are basically NO black people living above 3rd street or so. There must be some historical event or reasoning behind this. It can't be just money because there are plenty of Mexican families all the way up to Sunset and east towards the stadium and have been for decades.

H-GM wrote: it must really be fabulous to be white.

Oh it is.

I could give a rip about "cunt" but if someone said that around my mother, or to a dear girlfriend, I would be tempted to rip their balls off. Or dish out a cunt punt, as it were.

The point is, fuck anyone who makes one person/family/neighborhood an example of what a culture/gender is tolerant of. That's just as juvenile as stereotyping an entire race because of a handful of incidents that inconvenienced or even scared you.

We're trying to live in a got-damn society here, people. There is always time for some got-damn decency and some got-damn learning.

Marsupialized wrote:Where do you think I grew up? I was one of 5 white kids in my high school. I can make all the fucking cracks I want.

I think you probably grew up near Summit and went to Argo high school.
Argo Demographics
Caucasian: 42.%
Hispanic: 28.%
African-American:14%
Asian/Pacific Islander: .8%
Native American: .2%
Other 11%

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,637 people, 3,356 households, and 2,416 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,008.7 people per square mile (1,937.2/km²). There were 3,552 housing units at an average density of 1,672.6/sq mi (646.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 63.31% White, 12.05% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 19.64% from other races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.47% of the population, with Mexican Americans representing 44.3%.

itchy mcgoo wrote:We're trying to live in a got-damn society here, people. There is always time for some got-damn decency and some got-damn learning.

Agreed, some manners and simple consideration for the feelings of others is something we all need to work on at times.

We also need to realize we all make mistakes, say stupid things that imply something we didn't intend to imply, and realize we can get past that.

timmx wrote:

Marsupialized wrote:Where do you think I grew up? I was one of 5 white kids in my high school. I can make all the fucking cracks I want.

I think you probably grew up near Summit and went to Argo high school.
Argo Demographics
Caucasian: 42.%
Hispanic: 28.%
African-American:14%
Asian/Pacific Islander: .8%
Native American: .2%
Other 11%

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,637 people, 3,356 households, and 2,416 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,008.7 people per square mile (1,937.2/km²). There were 3,552 housing units at an average density of 1,672.6/sq mi (646.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 63.31% White, 12.05% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 19.64% from other races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.47% of the population, with Mexican Americans representing 44.3%.

We moved over there and went to argo for a little of Freshman year, then back there for a quarter of Junior year and all of Senior year.
Argo was about half white kids.
You are fired as my biographer, I have talked about this stuff before.

itchy mcgoo wrote:got-damn

Great way to cuss without cussing. Love it.

Being white AND having a penis is like starting life with infinite "gimmees" or "do-overs."

You can louse up over and over and no one who doesn't already know you ever thinks about where you came from or whether they should trust you because of your background. No one holds you responsible for the ideas and perspectives of groups of people whose thoughts you could not possibly know.

It's real and it's fucked up.

Marsupialized wrote:

timmx wrote:

Marsupialized wrote:Where do you think I grew up? I was one of 5 white kids in my high school. I can make all the fucking cracks I want.

I think you probably grew up near Summit and went to Argo high school.
Argo Demographics
Caucasian: 42.%
Hispanic: 28.%
African-American:14%
Asian/Pacific Islander: .8%
Native American: .2%
Other 11%

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,637 people, 3,356 households, and 2,416 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,008.7 people per square mile (1,937.2/km²). There were 3,552 housing units at an average density of 1,672.6/sq mi (646.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 63.31% White, 12.05% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 19.64% from other races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.47% of the population, with Mexican Americans representing 44.3%.

We moved over there and went to argo for a little of Freshman year, then back there for a quarter of Junior year and all of Senior year.
Argo was about half white kids.
You are fired as my biographer, I have talked about this stuff before.

Sorry the stuff you've said in the past about WARG stood out to me, the rest of the time my eyes glaze over.

itchy mcgoo wrote:cunt punt

Would see this riot-grrl band.












Wow, how many pages in and this is all i could be bothered to contribute? ME = PART OF THE PROBLEM