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So, if it's ALL about context, is it okay if you're using the term 'chocolate' affectionately?

As in, the PP who mentioned that the kids on her son's sports team cheered for the only AA boy by yelling 'Chocolate'?  As long as they were being supportive of the AA kid, that seems to be a pretty good context for use of the term.

It's either acceptable, or not.  I find it unacceptable for my brother and my subordinates to call me a 'dick'.  It's great if you're okay with it, but I think it's unacceptable from anyone.  It's rude and vulgar.  I think the same of the n-word.  I don't use it and don't want anyone else to use it.  Don't justify it's use by AAs.  And, you calling the PP a 'douchebag' doesn't seem all that appropriate either.[/quote]

Well, two things: first, there's a multi-century history of that word being used in conjunction with racial violence, and with state enforced racial oppression.  "Dick" is something individuals call one another.

Secondly, if you're whining about "How come I don't get to call black people '[n-word]'??  They say it all the time to Each Other!!"  then it is an objective fact that you are being a douchebag.  So at that point it's just about accuracy.[/quote]

You're missing the point (and coming across as a total douchebag yourself).

Nobody was whining about 'How come I don't get to call black people the n-word'.  It's more that there shouldn't be a double standard.  It really should be unacceptable across the board for anyone of any color to use the n-word.  [/quote]

Only in the same sense that it's a double-standard that you get to have sex with your spouse, and (presumably) no one else does.  Or that a couple into BDSM can hit one another, not everyone can.  There's implied consent.  Whether it's sex, or language.[/quote]

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