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kwassa

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11. The guest is displaying his idiocy in several ways.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 11:08 AM

Sep 2016

and is also lost in some kind of time-warp. The phrase "The Negro" sounds like something out of an analysis from the 1950s, however the Republican party stopped being the friend of black people way back in the 1870s when they dropped the enforcement of Reconstruction.

"Negro" is the Spanish word for the color black, by the way.

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Is it OK to say “The Negro”? [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 OP

Only if you're speaking Spanglish in a Mexican clothing shop Warpy Sep 2016 #1

"understand that the Republican Party is their friend.” Hayduke Bomgarte Sep 2016 #2

No it is never okay Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 #3

I'm reminded of what Trump said: left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 #4

as close to N••••• as they can go in official areas. pansypoo53219 Sep 2016 #5

One response I got elsewhere was ... left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 #6

not in that context JI7 Sep 2016 #7

Right Chitown Kev Sep 2016 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #9

the person who uses that term heaven05 Sep 2016 #10

The guest is displaying his idiocy in several ways. kwassa Sep 2016 #11

I've found it a safe bet that any word, label, name or moniker that compels me to ask "is it ok to s LanternWaste Sep 2016 #12