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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]PP, you don't have to make it clear. These folks are playing dense. When you follow your statement with a but, you negate what you said before the but. Focusing on the "Of course part...," is meaningless because that poster took it back with the next sentence. They do think it is as bad as the N word and so do the following posters. [/quote]

Since you can read minds, tell me what number I am thinking of?

If you consider what the posters are writing rather than attempting to read their minds, they are saying the "K-word" is not anywhere close to as bad as the "N-word" but can still be used in a derogatory manner.

This is getting to be a pretty stupid discussion, but since I am sheltering in-place with not much to do, consider what Wikipedia says about it:

"K**** is a term that is aimed towards entitled and demanding Caucasian women. One of the most common K**** stereotypes is that of a white middle-aged woman..."

So, all the elements the posters above described, race, gender, and age, are clearly identified.

While there are certainly entitled and demanding middle-aged white women, there are entitled and demanding folks of all ages and races and some are even male. There is a problem when this stereotype is used to diminish all middle-aged white women. That's why many posters in this thread object to its use.

If you aren't trying to use the name in a derogatory manner, why are you even using it? Certainly the posters calling others "k****" don't think the person's actual name is k****. It's being used as a put down due to a stereotype based on race, gender, and age. That really doesn't seem appropriate.
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