The 'N' word.

boltonbonce wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53676557

Whenever people use the phrase 'The 'N' word', we all know what they're talking about, so why are we all so terrified of saying it out loud. We're not children.
The 'F' word, the 'C' word, what the hell is going on?
If it's what was said, do your 'F word' ing jobs and say so.

Sluffy wrote:

It goes back to the elephant in the room syndrome - the fear of being labelled a racist.

As I understood it (maybe I'm wrong) but I thought the BBC did do their job and did report what was said - and it's members of the public who have complained they did?

boltonbonce wrote:
That's the problem. The tail is wagging the dog.

Cajunboy wrote:
The tail is certainly wagging the dog in so many things.

As Bob Hope said    " I'm leaving LA before it becomes compulsory to be gay."

Keegan wrote:I thought this was a thread discussing Nathan Delfouneso - but then again, you still could be.

T.R.O.Y. wrote:Things are already changing for the better, and must have done massively in your lifetime Sluffy. Nothing will ever be perfect I’m sure.

wanderlust wrote:It took 500 years for Protestants and Catholics to stop warring in this country and those prejudices still smoulder in parts of the UK - but it's a lot better than it used to be so there's hope, especially as change is occurring now faster than it ever has.
Racism may be a learned behaviour but with modern technology, upcoming generations are seeing a much wider range of perspectives rather than just learning from their parents and local community. Change is inevitable IMO.

gloswhite wrote:
If we project far enough in the future, we will all be coffee coloured, speaking one language, with the odd racial trait here and there. To be honest, its not a future I would like to see. I also believe that the nature of the beast is that we are a race that will be forever arguing and fighting, and this won't change whilst we look different to one another, and pursue different religions. Our only hope is that we tone down the actual fighting.

wanderlust wrote:
I'm not arsed about skin colour or religion but what is clear is that the human race needs to come together and act in a unified way to head off overpopulation and the ecological destruction of the planet that is looming large.
Frankly I'd be surprised if the species lasts more than another 100 years at the rate we're going so all this is irrelevant if the Earth becomes uninhabitable.
Obviously Elon Musk's descendants and a handful of other billionaire's offspring will still have some form of shit existence on the Moon or Mars but that wouldn't be a life worth living anyway.