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Originally posted by MB_Avro_UK:
The N word in the 1940's wasn't offensive. It was the word for black.
There was N shoe polish at the time in Britain.
But I'm surprised and hurt that Gibson would be portrayed as having a 'black dog'. The term 'black dog' is offensive.
The word 'have' is offensive. It implies ownership and domination.
And 'slavery' is offensive. For 10,000 years , slavery has been the 'norm'. Mankind has enslaved others for as long as mankind can remember. Even black folks were enslaved by black folks.
But praise be. Tony Blair. He who is White. Is the only human on the planet who has apologised for for being a slaver.Which he wasn't.
Guy Gibson's dog should be called Hitler. For that word is not offensive. And can be freely used.
Amen.
Best Regards,
MB_Avro.
Oh my how'd I miss this gem.. News flash... the term has
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Originally posted by GoToAway:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Zeus-cat:
I don't condone changing Shakespeare. However, a better example would have been Mark Twain. Twain actually had a character named ****** Jim in one of his greatest works. It should be left alone. It was a product of the time it was written and the name is central to the story. The name of the dog in the movie is meaningless. Heck, leave the dog out and it would barely alter the movie or story.
I actually agree with that 100% for a couple of simple reasons.