Multicultural Australia

[den]

In the office today:

Me: Do you know how to do concrete?
Employee: Dude! I'm a wog!
Me: Of course! Stupid question. Sorry.
E: And so you should be.

Comments

[brucebergman.livejournal.com]

And if they managed to take all the sting out of it, that's all well and good.

As opposed the the Nuclear N-Word - the African American community grasped the word and took it over for themselves - but as opposed to the reaction you would expect of making that word "not derogatory anymore for anyone" you don't even think about using it if you are of the "doesn't tan, straight to 3rd degree sunburn" crowd.

Even if use of the N-Word as a term of acceptance is allowed in private with that person, use it with other people present (of any color) and it suddenly turns back into a grave insult again.

Go figure...

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