Comment the power of words (Score 1) 253
When will people realize that words only have the power that we give them? No word is inherently offensive until someone makes the conscious decision to be offended. Words are a way of communicating, and it's silly to be afraid to use the word "nigger" in your speaking for fear of being declared a racist. The use of euphemisms like "the N-word" only perpetuates the power that the word already has... and what's worse, this fear of words does absolutely nothing to advance the real issue--in this case, fighting racism.
The NAACP's buying up of these domains is a reactionary measure that won't change the prejudice of one single person. It's a waste of that organization's resources: an act "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Honestly, does anyone believe that a bigot's inability to reach a hate-group website will somehow change that bigot's opinion?
(Upon reading my sig, which follows, it would appear that I'm trying to make an additional statement about bigotry or about the NAACP or something. Don't read too much into the sig.)
The NAACP's buying up of these domains is a reactionary measure that won't change the prejudice of one single person. It's a waste of that organization's resources: an act "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Honestly, does anyone believe that a bigot's inability to reach a hate-group website will somehow change that bigot's opinion?
(Upon reading my sig, which follows, it would appear that I'm trying to make an additional statement about bigotry or about the NAACP or something. Don't read too much into the sig.)
