Adam Borowski wrote: > So, while obviously posting anything than includes "debian-niggers" > is not a good idea, you can't claim that the word "nigger" is an > insult. By claiming that, you state your belief that "a nigger" is > an inferior person. > I have no clue where this discussion came from, but considering racial epithets insulting does not in any way require being a racist. I claim that Mallory (assuming Mallory is a white man who does not know Bob) referring to Bob as, e.g., "that nigger", is insulting because of Mallory's opinion of blacks (or, at least of Bob), demonstrated by the word he chose to use — and that my opinion of blacks and Bob is completely irrelevant to the question.
Indeed, this is quite backed by the definition of insult: "to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt" (m-w.com). And I'm pretty sure that in the example above, Mallory is doing so to Bob. Hmnm, this could explain why Mallory is always trying to spy on Bob's conversations with his girlfriend Alice. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
