That doesn't mean anything. Meanwhile, I can still categorize the US penal system as barbaric, and we all understand what I mean. I don't know why Uganda/n*word even grants comparison.
That's true, but it wasn't meant as a direct equivalent. It was meant to point out that racism is not an acceptable response to bad policy, by example of a policy and a slur that are both much worse.
Whichever way you cut it calling anyone non-white barbarians is going to be about as successful as a lead balloon around here. Some understanding of the history of this word and its use in arguing that the Europe was "civilized" and everything else was barbarian in need of civilizing by the great white man would really help.
K, I'll be sure to just use "cruel" when talking about non-white nations.
Do some serious self-crit. You wouldn't call the Ugandan government the n-word for having reactionary policies.
That doesn't mean anything. Meanwhile, I can still categorize the US penal system as barbaric, and we all understand what I mean. I don't know why Uganda/n*word even grants comparison.
Calling historical victims of colonialism barbaric is racist. Calling historical perpetrators of colonialism barbaric is fine.
Your defense here is "I wouldn't be racist if I were calling white Americans barbaric".
True. I'm simply saying in no context is it okay to call something n-word.
That's true, but it wasn't meant as a direct equivalent. It was meant to point out that racism is not an acceptable response to bad policy, by example of a policy and a slur that are both much worse.
Whichever way you cut it calling anyone non-white barbarians is going to be about as successful as a lead balloon around here. Some understanding of the history of this word and its use in arguing that the Europe was "civilized" and everything else was barbarian in need of civilizing by the great white man would really help.