But let's try one more time.
My quote you highlighted:
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But the fact is, Foxworthy can use "redneck" on TV because a large majority of the population find it acceptable. Right or wrong, it's an observable fact...
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to which you responded:
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Your logic is quite flawed. "Nigger" was completely acceptable to a large majority of the population when I was growing up. Right or wrong, an observable fact. I guess if we let that be our standard for discourse, it would still be used to describe about 15% of our population and would still be perfectly appropriate for TV too.
Funny how easy it is to justify harmful stereotypes when they are applied to someone else.
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First, my post that you highlighted, and all my related ones in this thread, aren't "logic" statements. So there is no "logic" to be flawed.
I merely observed that at this time in American society, "redneck" does not carry the weight and is not as unacceptable a slur as the N word.
Specifically, I stated that is the case, "right or wrong." Which means that I specifically am NOT commenting on whether it is right or wrong, or justified.
That point was specifically made again in response to Jeff's posts.
Then you fail to comprehend my posts by suggesting that I was "justifying harmful stereotypes." Nowhere did I ever try to "justify" anything.