Originally Posted by
Grohenbird
So the power the word has has been allegedly stripped away, but it's wrong for anyone but black people to use it?
Anyway, I don't really think that referring to white people as "the dominant race" is really help the whole race scene. Everyone is equal.
Not all black people were slaves, and not all white people owned slaves. Please read what I wrote earlier in response to slavery.
not the power of the word, slavery (is what he said).
white people are literally the dominant race though. probably not the right word though, maybe most prominent? we're of course referring to america.
what does someone not owning or being a slave have to do with racism/the word in question being offensive? going back to your example, you make it seem as if you've been through the situation where you literally said "black people were slaves" and someone get offended and angry at you for it. if this is the case that person is objectively stupid. but, if this is not the case then what you are saying does not happen often at all. I can't think of anyone who would be offended by that statement unless the context is that you brought up that statement for no reason but to be an asshole. that's not a topic that comes up in casual conversations.