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"Thug" = the PC way to say the N-Word

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Yep. <NT> sj New

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dang, that's good to know! Cause I apply it not-infrequently... possum New

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Uh not really. scruggs New

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To Judies point... sj New

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Yeah, whte folk don't ever quite "get" black culture. Most whites I know have worked the N-word out of their vocabulary. SylvanMoses New

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Well I'm alive today and was a teenager when the word came back into our collective vernacular... scruggs New

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Webster defines it differently. I use the word differently. <NT> CharlieJohnson New

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Webster has it's origins as the same... scruggs New

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Word origins are for nerds. In common vernacular, the term thug has a very common non-racist meaning. <NT> CharlieJohnson New

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guess that shoe fits <NT> scruggs New

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Well, how would you define a 'thug'? Because people's comments on DangerJudy New

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pretty common usage for the word "thug" likes

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If television is a driver of pop culture and language... Oci-One.Kanubi New

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the term "gun thug" rustyboater New

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"Justified" is filmed in L.A. Oci-One.Kanubi New

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I'm not on the bandwagon with Justified... rustyboater New

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Weren't most of the accents in Matewan correct because they used Hillbillies? lrcable New

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I sort of like Justified but I think the accent/dialogue is off-putting... possum New

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While I do not wish to incur your ire by disagreeing with that which you have said, I... Oci-One.Kanubi New

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You want to run your hillbilly Kanubic fiefdom up in here, possum New

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Watch the movie Matewan for a reasonable idea of the real accents lrcable New

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Xavier - Cincinnati Basket-Brawl CintiBud New

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That's because in white homogeneous Kentucky, the N-Word is likely still an acceptable derogatory word. likes

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In some circles, this is true, but mostly the n-word doesn't come out until after a few beers... Dale New

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Yeah, I heard a guy in a bar the other day say, SylvanMoses New

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not in my circles... rustyboater New

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Well...that also means you're most likely not a racist. There are those however that use "thug" rather liberally. <NT> SylvanMoses New

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like me... rustyboater New

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I mean used liberally referring to blacks. 'Round these parts anyway. <NT> SylvanMoses New

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This brings up what I think is a pretty good point... possum New

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Given pop-culture, when I hear thug (or ganster), black enters my mind... SylvanMoses New

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and, to be good and fair, definitions change... possum New

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Thinking of Ice T and Ice Cube, when I hear the word SylvanMoses New

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Just because you're a "thug" doesn't give someone the right to murder you. SirFlipsALot New

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Haven't ever heard that one - Does that mean that I will have to find a new term to describe... likes

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Dude I have been trying to hold back.. sj New

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What is "very urban" supposed to mean? <NT> CharlieJohnson New

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I think he means thug <NT> scruggs New

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<chuckle> <NT> possum New

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No Subject <NT> sj New

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There are Sicilian thugs, but not all thugs are Sicilian. <NT> ezwater New

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Hugs for Thugs! But in Atlanta, thug can refer to any color, even *n*eutral. <NT> ezwater New

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Who nominated you to decide that for the rest of us? me New

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So, you might say "spear bunny" or "jungle chucker" ? If you saw a lot of Tarzan movies? <NT> ezwater New

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The N-word? Isn't that politically correct racism? Here I'll say it for you.. Will_Carry New

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