(10-16-2017, 11:38 AM)FreeAgent01 Wrote: I never understood how calling people hicks, rednecks, hillbillies, etc isn't considered racist.

(10-16-2017, 11:50 AM)JaguarsWoman Wrote:

(10-16-2017, 11:38 AM)FreeAgent01 Wrote: I never understood how calling people hicks, rednecks, hillbillies, etc. isn't considered racist.

Redskins is racist. I never understood why people use the terms rednecks and hillbillies, but "racist" is not the word that comes to mind.

I really think this racist term is thrown around quite loosely these days.
Definition:
showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or believing that a particular race is superior to another.

Now.... the "n" word means ignorant person, and so applying such a term to a race of people is racist.
However... a word, such a redskin, doesn't actually imply superiority. Rather it is just a crude descriptor word. Much like calling African Americans "black" people.
A word like Hillbilly is of Scottish decent... basically meaning, people 'of the hills'. Again... not really racist, although I suppose applying such a term to all white people could make it racist in it's use, if used by a non-white non-hill living person.

This "PC" world we now live in has caused some serious flailing about words that should never be. They are just words people. Someone is always looking for a reason to be offended... it's sickening.

OT:
Attendance is low for a late game with a WC opponent no one cares about in FL.
And I'm sure there are some people following through with their boycotts and what not due to a stupid thing like kneeling during a stupid song about a stupid piece of fabric........ heck, my boss' father-in-law is a long time season ticket holder of the Pack.... straight up not going to games, not giving away tickets, just tossing them.... so that aspect is real.

But mostly... if you want butts in the seats constantly.... you'll have to win more consistently

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