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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Black woman here. From the accounting of the transcripts, it looks like she's saying she said "nigger" a long time ago and doesn't use it now (and doesn't condone using it). I have no way to tell if that is true, but I can see how this is possible. She grew up during a time when blacks were heavily oppressed and no one thought twice about calling a black person "nigger". When you add in she's from the south... :shock:

I also don't get the hoopla over the "slavery-themed" wedding. It seems like she was mimicking a restaurant's southern theme without realizing that the nostalgia looks bad from the viewpoint of blacks. How many hear long for the "good old days" without fully thinking about what those "good old days" mean to blacks. Actually, I think I'm more upset with the jive-ass black folks who were the waitstaff at the restaurant/wedding.  :evil:

So, yeah, not really outraged by this. It's also interesting when white folks get upset over stuff that's not racist to blacks while they shrug their shoulders in confusion when a black person tells them about a racist occurrence. Similar to the straight folks yelling about gay rights. Not saying we don't appreciate the support, but yeah...tone it down a bit.  [/quote]

As the OP I am neither outraged or surprised..not surprised at all[/quote]

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