@Baddogdad@Suzierizzo1 I know the etymology of the word, and it was used as a derogatory term by slaver and racists
I'm neither of those, so I have no use for the word
But the fact still remains, that people have to CHOOSE to be pissed when they hear it used
Which is their right, but it's just a word
@Author2024@Suzierizzo1 What is it then.
It comes from "niger-latin for Black, like negro in spanish, and was a descriptor for the tribesmen of Africa
It wasn't until the 17 and 1800's that it was turned into a slur by slavers
But it's still just a word, people CHOOSE to get pissed off about it.
@Rabbi4peace I don't hate jews period, I just hate the anyone that think they're actually any better than anyone else.
The version of the sky daddy book you adhere to makes no difference to me, as they're all books of fiction, used to control the uneducated.
@gomel29 I'm asking an honest question, are there rules in Judaism that say you can't remove it, except for specific reasons
IMHO If the owner/bouncer is doing it to be an asshole over your heritage that's fucked.
But If its about customer safety, is that not a worth while reason.
@SolaSixMillion What could the church offer them that I as an agnostic parent can't.
I don't attend church, and have never felt the need to, BUT I never stopped my kids from attending if the wanted to.
All 3 of them are married home owning adults in their 20s, and they are all great people.
@gomel29@FarroYossi@Clavicular0 Why is it such a big deal, then, seriously.
If it's just a piece of circular cloth, why is it so bad to remove it to meet dress code.
In the states they say no hats to help limit gang violence, with the number of muslims in europe that could very well be why they have that policy
@amnesia0287@DonnaCordova@alexstein99 Better late than never on my reply.
No I was doing it for $5 an hour, and on some of the deliveries I couldn't get the truck and trailer close enough, and had to carry 10 tons of 100# bags 30+ yards to where they were stacked.
It made baling hay seem like fun by comparison.
@chileboom83129@Suzierizzo1 Actually I don't, in fact I have a mixed race 1st cousin, and a daughter in-law that's 1/4 black and 1/4 Cherokee Indian.
I'm just a realist that knows that words only have the power that you allow them to have.
@Author2024@Suzierizzo1 Oh but it is, and it only has the power that you allow it to have by your reaction
I was a chubby kid in the 80's I've had every fat insult throw at me at some point.
But I'd learned by 2nd grade that if I didn't respond they get bored go find someone more reactive to fuck with
@Xenos_RIFS@Suzierizzo1 I don't, it doesn't make a difference to me, I just choose not to participate in the pronoun game.
Now, my lesbian daughter and her wife on the other hand, do use them when need be.
I'm what you'd call a fiscal conservative, and socially liberal, realist, that gets both sides
@phyrefall1@Suzierizzo1 I've been called worse by better people, I know I'm not a racist, so that word doesn't bother me.
I grew up as a chubby kid in the 80's and by 2nd grade I learned that they're only words, and they only have impact if you allow them to.
@gomel29@FarroYossi@Clavicular0 So if it's just a circular piece of cloth, then what's the issue.
If your sky daddy is SO vindictive that you can't remove it without fear of retribution from your sky daddy, then that seems to be a mighty vindictive god, does it not.
@AvianiHashem It's not the israeli people that are the problem, it's the war mongers in government, the same problem we have in the united states.
If you bully people long enough they WILL strike back, and that's exactly what islam is doing.
@VeryGayToucan@BriannaWu Oh there's a great fuckin example, look at how great doing away with has been for South Africa.
IT HASN'T, South Africa is quickly reverting back to a 3rd world country at this point, because the africans DO NOT understand how to properly maintain anything.