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Should the word "Thug" be considered racist?

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04-30-2015, 12:37 PM

Quote:Can anyone seriously deny it is often used as a code word by some who have a hair trigger on their "I'm not politically correct" defense gun?
 

I can, I use the term thug and I'm not referring to a race of people but a class of people. I've seen white thugs, black thugs, Asian thugs, spanish thugs. It's their content that makes them thugs not their ethnicity. For it to be racist I'd have to be judging their skin not their actions.
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Should the word "Thug" be considered racist? - by Guest - 04-29-2015, 10:40 PM
Should the word "Thug" be considered racist? - by EricC85 - 04-30-2015, 12:37 PM
Should the word "Thug" be considered racist? - by Guest - 05-01-2015, 12:33 AM
Should the word "Thug" be considered racist? - by Guest - 05-01-2015, 12:38 AM



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