#racialslurs

[teddykaczynski]

um. a package came for a resident addressed to "firstname racialslur" as if the slur is her last name and its a slur that does apply to her. its possible she or a friend put it as a joke but what if they didnt??? and its like. a hater package. someone who hates her

[eucalyptus-gl0bulus]

what do you mean? racialslur stereotype isn't a racist stereotype, you just gotta look closer at the material and see they're just a child murderer

With the announcement of the Harry Potter TV series, you will be made aware of the people in your social circle who are excited about it.

Now is a good time to stop knowing them.

[news247worldpressposts]

#Breaking: #OaklandAthletics announcer #GlenKuiper has been suspended indefinitely after using a #racialslur during a pre-game show

Oakland Athletics announcer Glen Kuiper has been suspended indefinitely after using a racial slur during a pre-game show https://t.co/xhTQTLCHTW — CNN (@CNN) May 7, 2023 Source: Twitter

[doggiedrawings]

Dog breed names

Dog breed names are very arbitrary. The Great Dane is really from Germany, the Australian Shepherd is from America, the Labrador Retriever is not from Labrador... and so on. Dog breed names also change over time (A German Shepherd Dog used to be called an “Alsatian”), and they are different depending on which country or kennel club you listen to. Dog breed names tell us more about people than about the dogs themselves.

It has come to my attention that some dog breed names are racial slurs. Some words we take for granted are derogatory labels given by colonizers to groups or nations of people they colonized. These are culturally insensitive, triggering words. They may have no effect on me personally but that is not the point.

Dog trainer Grisha Stewart (via this facebook post ):

Here’s the thing about culturally (in)sensitive terms: the person or group being harmed by it is the only one who knows if it’s triggering, if it feels hurtful or not. To do otherwise is gaslighting.

If we care about a person or group of people, we make whatever healthy choices we can to avoid hurting them, and only they can tell us what hurts.

For example, say you have a girlfriend and you call her honeybear. That triggers her PTSD because kids at school beat her up with a honey bear (bear-shaped bottle filled with honey) and it became her nickname. So she asks you not to call her that. It doesn’t make her feel loved, quite the opposite.

It’s not your intention to hurt her. It’s not your fault that it happened. You’re not a bad person, you just didn’t know. But once you know that it feels painful to hear that name, it would be unkind and counterproductive to keep using it.

Here are dog breed names that are culturally-insensitive:

AMERICAN ESKIMO* 

Non-racist alternatives: American Spitz, White German Spitz

People in many parts of the Arctic consider Eskimo a derogatory term because it was widely used by racist, non-native colonizers. (source)

CANADIAN ESKIMO*

Non-racist alternative: Inuit Qimmiq 

The word qimmiq is being used because it’s the language of the people that developed the dog in the first place. And understanding that the Inuit have always referred to the dog as qimmiq, it came fairly easily in the discussion.  (source)

SAMOYED*

Non-racist alternative: Nenet Laika

Samoyed means self-eater or cannibal in Russian....it is a word that applies to the Nenets in much the same way the n-word applies to African-Americans. (source)

Although I am not able to change the names that are on already-printed Dogs of the World posters, this is what I will keep in mind for the next print edition.

- Lili

RELATED READING:

https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/featured/decolonisation-and-natural-science-collections/

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

Yesterday was #HolocaustRemembranceDay, and too often there are people who are left out of the conversation who the Nazis also tried to exterminate. The Roma people are still subject to considerable discrimination today, and right now we can at least take one step to be more respectful of the Roma by retiring the g*psy slur and listening more to Roma/Sinti community activists. Repost from @terms_of_engagement • The continued use of the derogatory term G*PSY outside of the Romani community by Non-Roma perpetuates the devaluing of historical and contemporary contributions of the Romani to our shared community. The continued use of these words contribute to anti-gypsyism efforts to dehumanize, control and exterminate Roma peoples. Careful and meaningful use of the language that is used by both Roma and non-Roma communities in the pursuit of justice is crucial to the recognition and liberation of Roma. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: We humbly apologize for not adequately detailing those members of the community that identify as Gitanos, Ciganin or Cingene who have built their identities on words that share similar origins with Gypsy. The autonomy lies with individuals and their communities to choose how they identify. The purpose of this post is to communicate that, in a North American/European context, it is not the authority of non-Roma to decide when, where and how the word g*psy and it's European equivalents are used to identify Romani peoples. #antigypsyism #racialslurs #gypsy #tsigani #gyp #gypped #bohemianstyle #notyourgypsy #roma #OpreRoma #RomaNation #Romani #unitedANDunqiue #useyourwords #wordsmatter #speakup #solidarity #decolonize #antiracismeducation #holocaustremembranceday #internationalholocaustremembranceday https://www.instagram.com/p/CKl14EpMhso/?igshid=185dsel4gb1sp

[chubbycaucasianchristiancloseted]

Given the old Michael Richards treatment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/08/23/ex-colts-announcers-n-word-tale-takes-a-twist-with-racing-analysts-admission/

Given the old Michael Richards treatment. The N-word is an awful word and no one should ever used it, I wish as a society we could agree on that. Madonna, Wahlberg and Biden all get a pass for racial slurs, heck even Obama admitted to using homophobic language and was still elected president. The ends will always justify the means with democrats and your political party affiliation and the way you vote is the most important aspect of your identify in their eyes.

In this article Bob Lamey & Derek Daly are guilty until proven innocent. One employee steps forward and says Lamey used a racial slur while telling a story and Lamey was saying he quoted someone and then they are both canceled. Joe Biden used the N-Word several times in congress and it was broadcasted live on c-span.

Direct Quotes:

Not long after longtime Colts radio announcer Bob Lamey abruptly retired on Sunday, news emerged that he had recently upset a black radio station employee by using the n-word while relaying a story he’d heard many years previously from another man at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

On Thursday, Daly denied being the source for Lamey’s usage of the racial slur — but also admitted to having used the word many years ago in a similar setting, in what he claimed was a misunderstanding attributable to his upbringing in Ireland. “I want everyone to know I deeply regret and sincerely apologize for what I said more than three decades ago,” Daly said in a statement.

The employee clarified that, in Lamey’s telling of the story, he didn’t say “blank” but rather the n-word. “He was like, ‘Oh I’m so so sorry. I’m so sorry if you’re offended by this. I didn’t mean to offend anyone,’ and I was like, ‘I’m black and I wouldn’t ever say that word,’ and sort of just told him how it hurt me and how I don’t think he should say it ever, even if he’s telling a story,” the employee said.

The Star published comments in support of Daly from Willy T. Ribbs, who was the first African American to compete in the Indy 500 and who previously had raced in a Formula series in England. Ribbs said that while overseas, Daly “was the first driver to befriend me in a[n] environment I knew little about,” and he described the Irishman, who now lives in Indiana, as “one of my closest friends in a sport that has been very hostile to me.”

[foolishconfetti-blog]

So just received this email from my 6th grade daughter’s art teacher, im assuming she sent it to all the parents.... don’t know if I’m more shocked by the student’s language or the teachers.

[metalsludgeceo]

MOTLEY CRUED … Marq Torien claims Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx called him racial slurs ‘be@ner’ and ‘wetb@ck’ @MotleyCrue #NikkiSixx #VinceNeil #TommyLee #BulletBoys #MarqTorien #RacialSlurs #MetalSludge @bulletboys @motleycrue http://metalsludge.tv/motley-crued-marq-torien-claims-vince-neil-and-nikki-sixx-called-him-beaner-and-wetback/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CD2E0iSHuA4/?igshid=1qk9g0ga4vcza

[demonnstein]

Taught my mom about racial slurs this New Year’s Eve

The joy on her face when I told her Honky was not in fact a slur for white people and she could say it all she wants, was amazing

[realmattcorbin]

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[patriotimmigrant]

Friends/Amigos do you think he should have exposed her after 4 years? Was her use of the racial slur at 14 going on 15 years of age, learned behavior from observing other students that were Black, utilizing that same racial slur towards other Blacks, and Whites at her school? Was her use of the word malicious in its intent, and was she very comfortable with the use of that racial slur because she often heard it from her White parents, and White friends, because it was the norm based on the history of systemic racism, and abuse of Blacks in "Lee's"burg since the days of slavery? What's your opinion? Either way, your comment will be respected. What do you think? #RacialSlur or #TeenageBlurp #Accountability Or #TeenLingo Here's the story... A ‘hostile learning environment’ "Jimmy Galligan was in history class last school year when his phone buzzed with a message. Once he clicked on it, he found a three-second video of a white classmate looking into the camera and uttering an anti-Black racial slur. The slur, he said, was regularly hurled in classrooms and hallways throughout his years in the Loudoun County school district. He had brought the issue up to teachers and administrators but, much to his anger and frustration, his complaints had gone nowhere. So he held on to the video, which was sent to him by a friend, and made a decision that would ricochet across Leesburg, Va., Read more? Link here: A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning https://nyti.ms/3rxt184 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJSUmY8HcFc/?igshid=lclknxcik0hs

[newslink7com]

Roger Stone calls in to The Mo'Kelly Show calls the black radio host a racial slur on air Read More

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[lionzkingsview-blog]

@dp_mind.and.soul ・・・ Witnesses say that the white #policeofficer who killed a #black 13-year-old used a #racialslur after firing and that a #toygun the eighth-grader had wasn’t visible when the confrontation occurred, according to a federal #civilrights lawsuit filed Friday on the second anniversary of the shooting. The lawsuit filed by #TyreKing’s #grandmother challenges the police account, characterizing his death as the result of #excessiveforce, #racialdiscrimination and an alleged failure by the #policedepartment to properly investigate and discipline officers for #raciallymotivated or unconstitutional behavior. Officer Bryan Mason, Police Chief Kim Jacobs and the city are named as defendants in the lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages. By “tacitly authorizing” their behavior, “the policymakers and those responsible for hiring, training and supervision of police officers within the City of Columbus acted negligently, recklessly, intentionally, willfully, wantonly, knowingly and with deliberate indifference to the serious safety needs of the citizens of Columbus, including Tyre King,” the lawsuit said. A Columbus police spokeswoman said it would be improper to comment on the litigation. The head of the local police union didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment, but the group previously said Mason acted according to policy. Police have said Tyre was in a group of young men who robbed a man of $10 at gunpoint, and Mason was responding. Mason previously told investigators that Tyre tried to pull what appeared to be a real firearm from his waistband and said he fired at the teen when he saw a laser sight on the weapon and feared being shot. It turned out to be a BB gun that police later determined was inoperable. Mason also said the teen didn’t comply with the officer’s commands to “get down.” A grand jury voted not to indict the officer in the shooting, which prompted protests in Columbus and became part of national discussion about police killings of black males. Mason had been involved in three previous shootings and had been cleared of wrongdoing in each case, including another fatality. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzq-TPUBvYD/?igshid=1kwa5vnscr3pr