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CLCNY20 
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 Posted: Dec 09 2012 at 7:29am |
 JamCaygirl wrote:
I disagree with using the label fat being compared to using the label n!gg@....
One is a statement of fact, the other is a racial slur....
The correct comparison would be
fat girls
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black girls
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They're both discrimination when put on a receipt though, no?
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Posted: Dec 09 2012 at 7:30am |
JamCaygirl wrote:
I disagree with using the label fat being compared to using the label n!gg@....
One is a statement of fact, the other is a racial slur....
The correct comparison would be
fat girls
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black girls
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OK! i think everyone in here agrees that what Jeff wrote was disrespectful.... He should be terminated We're just acknowledging that it is the truth.. Brotha Man is not a good comparison at all to being called fat.. FOH!
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Posted: Dec 09 2012 at 7:32am |
God...I love fat threads. I can always find entertainment in them 
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Posted: Dec 09 2012 at 7:34am |
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yeah it not exactly the same level of disrespect.....I guess
but still rude
people laugh more at fat jokes though....*shrugs*
why lie? just say I think fat jokes are funny
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Posted: Dec 09 2012 at 7:39am |
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Black girls, if written on a receipt is discriminatory? what about white girls? or old ladies? How do we decide what is a descriptor and what is a slur
I don't disagree that what was written on the receipt was offensive and wrong, I just don't think it should be compared to say had they written n!gg@
I think that lessens how offensive the term n!gg@ actually is, given the history etc.
N!gg@ is an offensive term for black people... there are lots of offensive words for fat people, none of which were used.
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Posted: Dec 09 2012 at 7:40am |
Oladunni wrote:
JamCaygirl wrote:
I disagree with using the label fat being compared to using the label n!gg@....
One is a statement of fact, the other is a racial slur....
The correct comparison would be
fat girls
vs
black girls
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OK!
i think everyone in here agrees that what Jeff wrote was disrespectful....
He should be terminated
We're just acknowledging that it is the truth..
Brotha Man is not a good comparison at all to being called fat.. FOH!
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Might not be a good comparison, but when that next receipt has the 'N' word on it, can't do anything but shrug if you're laughing one prejudice slur off, and not the next.
Hop, skip, jump away from going there in most cases. I know tooooo many people that were getting chuckles at making fun of clothing, hair, complexion, etc., and it made them brave enough to venture into race, and suddenly the laughter stopped.
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Posted: Dec 09 2012 at 7:41am |
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I see your point "lessens how offensive...."
but fat, though a descriptor, has a very negative connotation.....why do you think so many have adopted the term thick to describe what is really, well fat?
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Posted: Dec 09 2012 at 7:43am |
SamoneLenior wrote:
blacks would care that N was on the receipt
empathetic people and larger people will care that fat was on this receipt
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this sums it up.
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Posted: Dec 09 2012 at 7:45am |
JamCaygirl wrote:
I disagree with using the label fat being compared to using the label n!gg@....
One is a statement of fact, the other is a racial slur....
The correct comparison would be
fat girls
vs
black girls
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The person that said this needs a dictionary for Christmas and a lesson on similes. Comparing the use of the word 'fat' to using a pejorative? 
Edited by dee1672 - Dec 09 2012 at 7:46am
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Posted: Dec 09 2012 at 7:47am |
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Would it have been discrimination if the receipt had read "redhead girls"?
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