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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pp, many people have told you what they think is bad and why. You’re just ignoring them instead of engaging, because you want your opinion to appear unchallenged. It’s getting a little old.[/quote]
I engaged a lot.  I told that all of you have the same problem that ylu think this racist by some objective standard, but it isn't.  It's totally subjective. My opinion is subjective too.  That's because is there no possible objective standard.  The fact that we are repeatedly using a new subjective standards while other people use other subjective standards is a big deal.  But you don't realize this because you think this new standard is still objective.[/quote]

Cultural mores and standards are ALWAYS subjective.  ALWAYS.  But they evolve.  And the context matters.  Calling someone a negro or colored was once considered respectful.  Calling someone a negro or colored today would get you some eyerolls.  The words haven't changed but the societal context has.

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Of course.  But not everyone agrees on every change.  What if some people really don't like the change.  You can't always just wait for them to die.  Sometimes they fight back.  And if you say, you don't have the power to stop us, what do you think they do then?  Go away?  Historically they often don't and their fight against the change wons or it gets delayed another generation, and the fight resumes, only bigger abd badder.[/quote]

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