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[Esqueleto]

I am routinely called, and refer to myself, as a coonass. Does that make me racist against myself?

It's all soooo tired and ridiculous. He's offended, she's offended, they're offended. Who gives a frick? I'm sick of it all

[Dad04]

No, in the proper context it means "stolen or cheated". There is nothing new in the use of this word. I would be more upset with a modern group of people in this country that refer to themselves as gypsies and their lifestyle.

The verb is rooted in the noun Gypsy.

[Dad04]

It's all soooo tired and ridiculous. He's offended, she's offended, they're offended. Who gives a frick? I'm sick of it all

Why even comment? You are obviously less apathetic than claimed.

[Esqueleto]

Why even comment?

Because your comment was sooo ____ing retarded

[Esqueleto]

Oh, was that offensive, too?

[CajunT]

The verb is rooted in the noun Gypsy.

And yet your average person hasn't a clue and doesn't care because the intent is not there. JMI

[Dad04]

And yet your average person hasn't a clue and doesn't care because the intent is not there. JMI

Obviously. Some would care if they knew "gypped" or the more commonly used "jewed" were offensive. Some obviously don't care who they offend, intentionally or not, which was proven here. Just a social experiment.

[zephyr]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gypsy

Exactly, its not a race or protected class of people. It's a term people associate with. This whole argument is crazy. And to use "racial slur" was not appropriate for the context of the comment made earlier. If someone wants to be offended by it, as you appear to be, that is with them.

[CajunT]

Obviously. Some would care if they knew "gypped" or the more commonly used "jewed" were offensive. Some obviously don't care who they offend, intentionally or not, which was proven here. Just a social experiment.

If you are Jewish, I can understand some sensitivity toward the word. But how can you know the intent without knowing the person? Should we make all words that people considered insensitive, illegal? For many people it was considered a colloquial term used for many years, without intent.

Call me crazy, I know Jewish people are not monolithic in their views when it comes to politics and world events. But if I was a Jew, I would be more concerned with the wave of anti-semitic rhetoric today coming from Europe, the UN and college campuses across the United States instead of the unintended use of a word that may be considered insulting.

[Turbine]

I am routinely called, and refer to myself, as a coonass. Does that make me racist against myself?

Depends if its a 5K or a marathon.