What ever happened to the much vaunted American freedom?
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White meteorologists cant say, Fo Shizzle my Nizzle.
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What ever happened to the much vaunted American freedom?
Twilight Hue
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Subduction Zone
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In the other thread on this woman it was not the first time she demonstrated racial insensitivity.. . . . OK. She appears to be more clueless than racist. I just read about another incident where she used the term "grandmammy" when interviewing a black person. That caused some trouble because was a slave term for one's grandmother. We are currently walking on eggshells a bit here when it comes to race relations. I don't think that there was any malice on her part and forcing people to be oversensitive will only widen the gap between races.
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exchemist
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Not to mention niger, the Latin for black.
Subduction Zone
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The origin of "niggard" is totally different. It is rather Old English in origin and may have Scandinavian. roots.:
niggard | Etymology of niggard by etymonline
"mean or stingy person, miser," late 14c., nigard, nygard, nygart, also with a variant… See origin and meaning of niggard.
www.etymonline.com
That it would sound almost identical to the "n word" makes it usage highly problematic today.
Father Heathen
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Companies don't want to deal with the backlash from anything that could be seen as racist, intended or not. Freedom of speech applies to governmental restriction.
Father Heathen
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Like those wanting to ban drag shows?
exchemist
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Oh yes. The adjective niggardly is used a lot more than the noun.The origin of "niggard" is totally different. It is rather Old English in origin and may have Scandinavian. roots.:
niggard | Etymology of niggard by etymonline
"mean or stingy person, miser," late 14c., nigard, nygard, nygart, also with a variant… See origin and meaning of niggard.
That it would sound almost identical to the "n word" makes it usage highly problematic today.
vulcanlogician
Well-Known Member
This is probably a word we can retire.
I know, I know, it has a completely separate meaning, but c'mon. Who uses it?
Will anyone really miss that word if it goes away?
Yep. It didn't bother me at first, but I think we've reached a point where it should be frowned up for whites to express fake outrage. Especially if they make 6 or 7 figures a year and can in no way relate to the people for whom they express such outrage on behalf. I support a lot of "woke" ideals. But since woke-ness has become popular, I think it has attracted some ingenuine participants. This is not only annoying to the average person, it hurts the woke cause as a whole.
exchemist
Veteran Member
On the contrary, we should keep these words in circulation, to avoid impoverishing the language. Social fads and fashions will pass. Niggardly is rather a good word, almost onomatopoeic. While it may not be used often in everyday speech, authors, poets and playwrights would be the poorer for not having it in their armoury.
vulcanlogician
Well-Known Member
I ain't gonna die on this hill. But word usage changes over time. That's why Shakespeare is so hard to read now. But we still have the occasional Hemingway or Ginsberg come along and make good use of contemporary language, so I don't really see much "impoverishment" going on.
That being said, I'm willing to give poets and playwrights a pass. But given how similar the word sounds to other words, we should retire it from everyday speech. It's just not all that great a word. Half the people who read it have to look it up to understand what you meant anyway. Just use another word.
exchemist
Veteran Member
Half the people voted for Donald T. Rump, once upon a time. So that’s not a great criterion for deciding what to keep and what to throw away.
TagliatelliMonster
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It's a friggin' song title.
White Mississippi Meteorologist Off Air After Saying ‘Fo Shizzle, My Nizzle’
Barbie Bassett, a news anchor for WLBT in Mississippi, is facing trouble after quoting a famous Snoop Dogg phrase on live TV. The controversial moment occurred earlier in March when Bassett was discussing Snoop’s latest business venture with her co-anchors, the Clarion Ledger reported.news.yahoo.com
Booted for quoting the one and only Snoop.
Yep. That's life in the modern age.
White folks, particularly white female meteorologists, can't jump.
The debate?
Saying , "Fo Shizzle my Nizzle".
Should it be forbidden or allowed by white female meteorologists?
Clown world, indeed.White Mississippi Meteorologist Off Air After Saying ‘Fo Shizzle, My Nizzle’
Barbie Bassett, a news anchor for WLBT in Mississippi, is facing trouble after quoting a famous Snoop Dogg phrase on live TV. The controversial moment occurred earlier in March when Bassett was discussing Snoop’s latest business venture with her co-anchors, the Clarion Ledger reported.
Booted for quoting the one and only Snoop.
Yep. That's life in the modern age.
White folks, particularly white female meteorologists, can't jump.
The debate?
Saying , "Fo Shizzle my Nizzle".
Should it be forbidden or allowed by white female meteorologists?
Actually n-word is not only a word for friend, but the word for someone you don't know, or even somebody you hate. IMO It's just an offensive way of describing black people.
I have never heard that. How do you know this? If it is such an offensive word, why is Snoop allowed to say it on air without being censored?