N-Word Tag—SABER WORDS

I will share this video with the three folks below because I respect them (They are tagged). As for the rest of you I strongly encourage you to make a video reply as well—you may just surprise me. ;P

★ gothatfunk‬‎

★ AuntieDill‬‎

★ AncientAtheist‬‎

☆ Please post your video responses to this URL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVzSgIgBh_c

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[BurntEngineOil]

For some, "atheist" is a sabre word.

[premed2]

@BurntEngineOil That's true.

[Mrgoodguy99]

If we have words meant to cause pain, is it ever right to use them?

[premed2]

@Mrgoodguy99 If the word has great potential to cause harm, I would say its use should be restricted. But words are not static things. They can be molded into benign variants, and can be used to educate and enlighten. So... there are circumstances were it would not be wrong to use such a word.

[premed2]

@Mrgoodguy99 Let me just add...

I do not believe it is ever right to use these words in a manner in which it can reasonably be expected that they would result in great pain. But there are other ways these words can be employed—different contexts, different intents and meanings. These variants can be used without an absolute moral condemnation. I would add to this category words used to refer back to themselves. As in... when discussing the various meanings of the word "nigger".

[AncientAtheist]

Brilliant video. Very insightful and, I hope, helpful to taking away some of the toxicity. Good job, premed. Good job. I don't think I can top that, but that's not necessary, is it?

[premed2]

@AncientAtheist Thank you. I believe there is so much more ground to cover; looking forward to your video.

[Annaconda1984]

<3 enjoyed this, don't have anything to add...

[Mrgoodguy99]

but sometimes you do want to cause pain, and maybe its justified.

But I do agree. The use should be restricted.

[MsAfricanGoddess]

@gothatfunk

I too spawn from the UK, Other colloquialisms for gay men include "shirt-lifter" and "battyman". Gay females are referred to as "carpet munchers".