Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
It seems that , with each new individual I encounter , my understanding of the word "r****m" is continuously changing...
It is facinating how individuals of different generations , cultures , religions , sexes , races , educational and economic backgrounds , and nationalities define this word...
One can of course consult a dictionary , but it is the nuances and shadings that seem to redefine its meaning on individual levels...
Below are some of the questions I often find myself musing?
I would be over-joyed to learn from the view points and life experiences of my brothers and sisters on the OPP...
Please feel free to answer all or none of my questions and know that I respect and value your opinions without judgement..
Questions:
1. What does the word r****m mean to you personally?
2. Who can be considered a r****t?
3. What specific acts fall under the title of r****m?
4. Is there a place for r****m in a free society?
5. How can r****m be identified?
6. Would you consider yourself a r****t by your own definition?
Thank you to all who have taken the time to read and respond to my queries...
Happy New Year and God bless
It seems that , with each new individual I encount... (
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1. The human tendency to be partial to their own kind. It is called human nature among we humans, but it is also prevalent in other species as well; Blue Birds don't fraternize with Crows, Eagles, or Sparrows, Chimpanzees don't fraternize with Orangutans nor Humans or Gorillas, and Rats don't live in the same group as Cats. They have their own family names, for example a P***e of Lions, a Gaggle of Geese, or a Murder of Crows. The one thing they all have in common is the color of their blood.
2. Anyone who calls someone a r****t is a r****t. R****ts are those who scream the loudest about r****m.
3. Separating individuals or groups of individuals by their physical characteristics. One can do this two ways, antagonistically or non-antagonistically.
4. Yes. Particularly when it helps describe someone for visual identification. Various races have obviously different physical characteristics, which they should be proud of, but not overly sensitive about in ordinary conversation. The tone of the addressing person determines whether one might wish to take offense or not, but the better way to handle it is to ignore the person trying to agitate you.
5. By observing the actions of others going about their daily lives. Their language and physical signs will give them away. My mother once said, and I find she was pretty accurate, that "Some people think their s**t doesn't stink, but their farts will give them away every time!"
6. Yes. My race is human, so I don't have much choice in this matter. About all I can do is live my life treating people like I would like to be treated. Sometimes it doesn't work, but I try.
It is quite natural for a species to prefer their own race to that of others in order to survive. We all have to discriminate to survive. Discrimination is not a bad thing, unless one misuses it. I discriminate between my peas and my carrots for instance, so I can anticipate what I am about to eat. I try very hard to tolerate all the various subcategories of races, but due to the human trait, either learned or from DNA, of misusing discrimination by using racial characteristics as h**eful slurs and verbal weapons, I am reluctantly beginning to misuse them myself occasionally, for self preservation. I try hard not to degrade a person by what is now considered a racial slur, but from my observations, some people deserve to be called out by a r****t slur because of their actions; some people are "bad seeds" who are just born with a hatred for everything.
Some people, particularly career politicians, comedians of questionable ancestry, and radical preachers, make a living by misusing racial slurs and foul language because it is an effective means of roiling up their followers, who may be quite limited in their vocabulary. That type of "r****m" will continue to exist as long as it is profitable to those using racial slurs and foul language to degrade others for personal gain.
The Progressives, for instance, tend to use racial h**e and discontent to further their socialist political agenda to divide and destroy the United States; it keeps the Democratic Political Correctness mental disorder, a means of limiting and controlling freedom of speech and thought, alive and the populous in a state of mass hysteria and political fear of the government, and they appear to care more for those of foreign countries than those of their own country. It is a shame we have to tolerate people of this caliber, who believe they must have a euphemism or multi-meanings for many words in the English language to confuse or hide their real thoughts and meanings, but it is a fact of life; it just makes our language that much harder to learn.