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0 pointssangnoir10y ago0 comments

You don't get to dictate to people what is a non-issue to them and what is not. Everyone has different experiences which affects their outlook and what they deem important.

> I have kids, they get home crying, because people call them this or that. So, it's time to grow up.

The "sticks and stones" argument, really? How about you call the next black person you see the N-word and then tell them to grow up when s/he becomes 'sensitive'.

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nikolay10y ago

I don't attempt to dictate anything; I share personal opinions and strategies with others who may find them of value.

In my home country (Bulgaria), black people are called the N-word officially and I haven't seen any black person having issues with that. If I knew any black people, I wouldn't mind telling them what I think about words and stuff, trust me! Now, a different story - Turks during the Turkish Slavery of the Balkans were calling us giaours [0], which is undoubtedly derogatory, but, no Christians were calling themselves "giaours" like it is the case with the N-word. Do you see my point?

[0]: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/giaour

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