Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
confusing the word "niggard" for a racial slur is the same thing as confusing the phrase "black hole" for with a racial slur. just because it sounds like something it is not does not mean it is that thing.
This is just dead wrong. Context is everything.
I agree with everyone's assessment of the original story. It was a silly accusation of racism where racism didn't exist, and it is highly likely that the accuser is simply very ignorant.
But the difference is RapidSnail is intentionally using words that sound like n****r, to convey the message without using the word. There is no way in hell that we was using those words for the sole purpose of making the literal statement that they convey.
You can hide behind the dictionary all day long. You are willfully ignoring the situation. He did NOT use those words because of the message they convey through their literal meaning. He used those words because they SOUND LIKE n****r. It is the same as him calling the people in the story "n****rs".
Don't dare try to tell me that it is the same thing. It is NOT the same thing. You think this is a matter of ignorance to the literal meanings of the words niggardly, niggler, and nigritude. That is not the relevant point. You are turning a blind eye to the relevant point.