So now this word is not PC to use? PN was criticised for saying that some teams play like thugs? Well excuse me... some teams DO play like thugs. I wasn't aware that this word was racial.
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Now you are.So now this word is not PC to use? PN was criticised for saying that some teams play like thugs? Well excuse me... some teams DO play like thugs. I wasn't aware that this word was racial.
Now you are.
So now this word is not PC to use? PN was criticised for saying that some teams play like thugs? Well excuse me... some teams DO play like thugs. I wasn't aware that this word was racial.
There are still high school teams with Redskins and Redmen as nicknames.So it seems only Colleges have taken to the PC movement on that.Still cant understand why Marquette changed from Warriors to Eagles.Warriors seem ok to me.And by the way... Now football coaches can't say the word thug because it's now considered racial but we can have an NFL team named the Redskins, an actual derogatory word based on race.
Welcome to the 1990s. I see you've shown your true colors not that you aren't "supporting Bernie."
There are still high school teams with Redskins and Redmen as nicknames.So it seems only Colleges have taken to the PC movement on that.Still cant understand why Marquette changed from Warriors to Eagles.Warriors to me seems ok.
I agree...Warriors seems fine to me.
So you believe that the word thug is racial? I don't.
In fact over on the locker room board there is a post about "KKK thugs". I just don't see it.
I think words change meaning and this one changed years and years ago. This isn't some new thing people are all of a sudden concerned about in 2020.
The point is that a group of African-American football players took offense, so therefore it seems like a small concession to simply refrain from using it. I mean, I am not a PC person AT ALL, but I do see the players viewpoint, especially when another word could easily be substituted.So you believe that the word thug is racial? I don't.
In fact over on the locker room board there is a post about "KKK thugs". I just don't see it.
Warriors seems fine to me.
I agree...
BingoNow I'm aware that some incorrectly think it's racial.
Next, Are Irish people to take offense to fighting Irish? I'm Irish and I couldn't care less
Most everyone is racist I hear.does this mean these guys are racist?
Then you haven't been paying any attention....no Trump Cult45 insult intended.So now this word is not PC to use? PN was criticised for saying that some teams play like thugs? Well excuse me... some teams DO play like thugs. I wasn't aware that this word was racial.
Honestly, the word I use for the tough guy police officer who plays the jerk because he has a badge on and can get away with physical abuse of others is "Thug" which is to me the true definition, "the gestapo was made up of a bunch of Thugs". These are who was referred to as thugs where I come from....
Very Good Point.I'm of Irish/British Isles decent too.Still hate that ND leprechaun though.LOLNext, Are Irish people to take offense to fighting Irish? I'm Irish and I couldn't care less
I never knew thug became a racial term. I remember my dad calling kids in Fox Chapel where I grew up thugs. Who would have thought thugs in the FC.Seems the wv governor said something similar. and it was brushed over with no action taken against him.
I get that.Maybe I missed it but I never saw in any of there logos or mascots depicting a native American when they were the Warriors.Unlike St Johns or Miami of Ohio and so on.was changed b/c it was felt that it characterized native americans as war-like people. NA's thought it was disrespectful if memory serves.
Not true. You two obviously are not black men being called thugs. Especially if the reason is your clothes or appearance. Just because you do not believe the word thug can be offensive, it does not mean the word is not offensive to others. If you cannot see or understand that concept, I feel bad for you.You must be racist.
It's not necessarily for you to understand. If someone tells you they are offended by something you said don't try to argue semantics with them to prove you're right; just don't say it anymore.So now this word is not PC to use? PN was criticised for saying that some teams play like thugs? Well excuse me... some teams DO play like thugs. I wasn't aware that this word was racial.
It's not necessarily for you to understand. If someone tells you they are offended by something you said don't try to argue semantics with them to prove you're right; just don't say it anymore.
If you cannot see or understand that concept, I feel bad for you.
I sincerely request that you do a little research on Tupac’s usage and intent with the word.
The only thing they were offended by was Duzz's depth chart.
It not the word it the context of how you use it. I don't know why it hard for people to understand it. For example if you say a traditional African american hair style such a dreadlocks makes you look like a thug then it is racist. It is stereotyping a person based on a style of hair then it 100% being racist. However if you are using it to describe a behavior such as someone selling drugs or committing a crime it is not racist. The use of the word thug by white people has increasing been used to negatively describe African Americans as criminals simply based on appearances and not actual behavior.So now this word is not PC to use? PN was criticised for saying that some teams play like thugs? Well excuse me... some teams DO play like thugs. I wasn't aware that this word was racial.
Maybe he also used the word in the context of hair styles or clothing choices, but I thought he got criticized by players for using it in the context of actual behavior -- in referring to a team with that word based on what he saw of their play on film. Seems like players don't like the usage of it in any context, and he (and everyone) is better off not using it in any context.It not the word it the context of how you use it. I don't know why it hard for people to understand it. For example if you say a traditional African american hair style such a dreadlocks makes you look like a thug then it is racist. It is stereotyping a person based on a style of hair then it 100% being racist. However if you are using it to describe a behavior such as someone selling drugs or committing a crime it is not racist. The use of the word thug by white people has increasing been used to negatively describe African Americans as criminals simply based on appearances and not actual behavior.