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08-04-2010, 09:32 PM
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#126
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Cali
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For the record most dictionaries do contain the word "nigga" as a slang term, which is how most words enter a language.
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08-05-2010, 06:38 AM
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#127
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 634
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Originally Posted by Azareal Crow
There really are people that dark, I know a few and you honestly can't see them at night. Especially if they're wearing black.
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He was saying as a joke and it was not funny at all. He was not saying as an exsample or a fact.
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08-05-2010, 06:43 AM
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#128
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Heaven and Earth
Posts: 2,606
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Originally Posted by Breathless Horror
Tam: "negro" isn't a racist term, at least I wouldn't consider it so. Unless you would consider caucasian to be a racist term as well.
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I know it's not; I never said it was. O_o I apologize if I indicated that, because that was definitely not my intention.
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08-05-2010, 06:45 AM
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#129
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Heaven and Earth
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Azareal Crow
There really are people that dark, I know a few and you honestly can't see them at night. Especially if they're wearing black.
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Honestly, this is true. If a dark-skinned person is walking or biking down the street at night, then they need to wear light-colored clothes so that drivers can see them and the pedestrian/biker doesn't get hurt.
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08-05-2010, 06:54 AM
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#130
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 634
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tam Li Hua
Honestly, this is true. If a dark-skinned person is walking or biking down the street at night, then they need to wear light-colored clothes so that drivers can see them and the pedestrian/biker doesn't get hurt.
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I know but there are black people that are a lighter shade of black (still can get over the fact that people call them black people if really there skin is brown the ones that are black come from Africa, like deep Africa).
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08-05-2010, 07:04 AM
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#131
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Heaven and Earth
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For the same reason white people are called 'white', even though technically that's not true. *shrug*
And that's why I said "dark-skinned people" rather than "black people". Really, even if one has very pale skin, it's advisable to wear light-colored clothing if one is going to be walking next to the road at night, but it's just especially true if one has rather dark skin.
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08-05-2010, 07:05 AM
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#132
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Thou Viking capital Denmark.
Posts: 1,971
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I am not sure where the term "black people" originated. But it's the same for "white people" because they really are more pink than white.
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08-05-2010, 07:10 AM
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#133
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 634
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Also Hispanic, there are white, tanned, black, Asian looking,red, and pink to.
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08-05-2010, 07:10 AM
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#134
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Thou Viking capital Denmark.
Posts: 1,971
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But really. What does skin colour matter?
We are all human beings really.
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08-05-2010, 07:14 AM
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#135
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 634
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tam Li Hua
For the same reason white people are called 'white', even though technically that's not true. *shrug*
And that's why I said "dark-skinned people" rather than "black people". Really, even if one has very pale skin, it's advisable to wear light-colored clothing if one is going to be walking next to the road at night, but it's just especially true if one has rather dark skin.
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There was a woman who was black that was handing out necklaces that blink on the train to other black people. Every one was starring at her it was so hilarious and she acted like as if it were normal.
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08-05-2010, 07:15 AM
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#136
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 634
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Anarasha
But really. What does skin colour matter?
We are all human beings really.
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True were all pink and red inside.
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08-05-2010, 07:23 AM
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#137
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Heaven and Earth
Posts: 2,606
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Anarasha
But really. What does skin colour matter?
We are all human beings really.
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It matters when I can't see you on the side of the road at night because both your skin and your colors are dark, and you insist on walking on the road instead of beside it.
[This seems to be a bit of a problem where I live, and it's quite annoying. I honestly do not want to run over anyone, but some people just don't take common sense precautions. >_< ]
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08-05-2010, 07:30 AM
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#138
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 634
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tam Li Hua
It matters when I can't see you on the side of the road at night because both your skin and your colors are dark, and you insist on walking on the road instead of beside it.
[This seems to be a bit of a problem where I live, and it's quite annoying. I honestly do not want to run over anyone, but some people just don't take common sense precautions. >_< ]
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Oh god Tam! *falls of chair laughing* The only time they tell drivers to watch out for people in the street is on holloween. Wow .
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08-05-2010, 07:45 AM
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#139
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Earth.
Posts: 8,001
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Dude...white=/=Caucasian. That's a misnomer.
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08-05-2010, 07:55 AM
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#140
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Thou Viking capital Denmark.
Posts: 1,971
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tam Li Hua
It matters when I can't see you on the side of the road at night because both your skin and your colors are dark, and you insist on walking on the road instead of beside it.
[This seems to be a bit of a problem where I live, and it's quite annoying. I honestly do not want to run over anyone, but some people just don't take common sense precautions. >_< ]
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Well, if they chose to walk ON the road, it's their own fault.
I always wear reflexes when I walk in the dark. True, they may not look very "Metalhead-ish"
But if I get run over and break my neck or even die, I have headbanged at my last concert. Not to mention other serious injuries.
I do not want that.
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08-05-2010, 08:01 AM
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#141
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Texas/ Florida
Posts: 61
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Op, go to Miami and you shall surly be out numbered in the diversity of skin color. If they are "Goths" then treat them like "Goths" regardless of flesh tone.
Heretic Oh, how I wish I had meet someone as patient as you when I was coming up in the scene and filled with Q's I could not ask aloud.
One of my favorite thing about a darker skin tone of a Goth is an even one. No tan line or freckles to get in the way of the vision they have for themselves.
(Being bi and into BDSM I love that it is not your sex or skin color but simply about romancing the Pain.)
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08-05-2010, 08:11 AM
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#142
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 634
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Can stand Florida, I have this heat disorder (tend to yell at people randomly)
And if you have a darker skin tone black lip stick looks awsome on it to.
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08-05-2010, 08:15 AM
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#143
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Texas/ Florida
Posts: 61
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Winter is great and we have a lot of persons who yell at random.
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08-05-2010, 08:18 AM
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#144
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 634
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I can't even step out of my house because of the heat, it's going to be 90 degrees in NY
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08-05-2010, 08:30 AM
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#145
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Heaven and Earth
Posts: 2,606
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Underwater Ophelia
Dude...white=/=Caucasian. That's a misnomer.
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Yes, it does.
Well, in the South it does anyways. I don't know about up North.
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08-05-2010, 08:37 AM
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#146
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Earth.
Posts: 8,001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tam Li Hua
Yes, it does.
Well, in the South it does anyways. I don't know about up North.
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No, in the South it doesn't.
The word "Caucasian" refers to people from Northern India. I'm not sure why it got applied to white people, but it's wrong.
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08-05-2010, 08:40 AM
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#147
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 1,888
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Underwater Ophelia
No, in the South it doesn't.
The word "Caucasian" refers to people from Northern India. I'm not sure why it got applied to white people, but it's wrong.
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Oh, thanks for that. What's the actual term, if there is one?
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08-05-2010, 08:42 AM
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#148
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 634
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In north the word "caucasian" means white.
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08-05-2010, 08:43 AM
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#149
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Earth.
Posts: 8,001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OnyxBat
In north the word "caucasian" means white.
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NO IT DOESN'T.
The word is MISTAKENLY used to mean "white folk."
It doesn't actually mean that.
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08-05-2010, 08:45 AM
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#150
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 634
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I know but people just found it as a good lable for white folks, if you fill out and application it will ask white/Caucasian.
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