white people should never use the word "ghetto"

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: CVSiN
Its ok for them to use the terms Boy, the N word, and ghetto now.. but if a white boy uses ANY of them in ANY context its racist?

😕

Why the 😕 ? Maybe it's Southern thing, but yelling "Hey, boy" is often considered a racist remark. Usually depends on the tone, however.

Hmmm. My son is mixed. If I call him "boy" am I being racist towards my own son? 😕 😉

Whatd you say, boy?

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Linflas
Can we add homies, yo, "g", wassup, shizzle, ho, and hoopdie to the list of words white people shouldn't use?

is w00ptie w00p ok?

 

[Literati]

Originally posted by: HOWITIS
why anyone would refer to anything as "ghetto"? it's ridiculous, but that is besides the point. I am a trainer for nextel (not sure if i mentioned that before). One of the white male New hires in my class refered to a store in my town as "ghetto" of course the african americans in my class took offense to this (which they should), and were threatening to take him outside and get to the bottom of what he thinks ghetto is.

That'll teach him!

They're gonna get "ghetto" on him for using a word that originated in Jewish slums to prove....

I'm not sure even they knew.

 

[engineereeyore]

Originally posted by: HOWITIS
okay first off,


why anyone would refer to anything as "ghetto"? it's ridiculous, but that is besides the point. I am a trainer for nextel (not sure if i mentioned that before). One of the white male New hires in my class refered to a store in my town as "ghetto" of course the african americans in my class took offense to this (which they should), and were threatening to take him outside and get to the bottom of what he thinks ghetto is.


Think about what you say people. When you call a ran down, poor neighborhood/establishment "ghetto" what are you really saying? Think about it.

especially if i'm your suporvisor at that moment, i have better things to worry about.

Actually, ghetto refers to any area of a city occupied by a minority group, not necessarily African Americans, due to social, economical, or legal pressure. I lived in New York City, the Bronx and Harlem to be more specific, for 1 1/2 years. The Bronx was initially a ghetto for Jewish people. The northwestern and southeastern portions of the Bronx are still predominantly Jewish, and would therefore be referred to as Jewish ghettos. The reason the word has been taken as slang to refer to a run down area is, as far as I've been told, due in large part to ghettos, such as these in New York, that became run down and abandoned during the Great Depression. But that doesn't mean the the people are poor. People lived in ghetto's for more than just that reason.

However, ghetto should have no negative connotations. Living in Utah, you could call Provo a Mormon ghetto, since it's somewhere around 90% Mormon. But there is nothing rude about it.

 

[AmdEmAll]

Nextel Sucks

 

[Literati]

The best part is how the OP was ok with these people wanting to beat up the white guy for saying ghetto.

What's the next word white people will be barred from using?

Minority?

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: AmdEmAll
Nextel Sucks

best post in the thread

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: CVSiN
Its ok for them to use the terms Boy, the N word, and ghetto now.. but if a white boy uses ANY of them in ANY context its racist?

😕

Why the 😕 ? Maybe it's Southern thing, but yelling "Hey, boy" is often considered a racist remark. Usually depends on the tone, however.

Hmmm. My son is mixed. If I call him "boy" am I being racist towards my own son? 😕 😉

Boy is taken VERY seriously almost as mucha s the N word down here in the South..
dont EVER use it around the Brothers... while I was in the Navy in Florida a white guy was brought up on charges for using it in the sentence.. "Hey Boy whats your problem"...
black guy knocked him out called it a racial remark and it stuck all the way to court martial..

Apprently.. slave owners according to black men used to call their slaves Boy.. like hey boy...
now its a balcklisted term that can get you an asswhopping in the wrong company...

 

[Metron]

Originally posted by: engineereeyore

Originally posted by: HOWITIS
okay first off,


why anyone would refer to anything as "ghetto"? it's ridiculous, but that is besides the point. I am a trainer for nextel (not sure if i mentioned that before). One of the white male New hires in my class refered to a store in my town as "ghetto" of course the african americans in my class took offense to this (which they should), and were threatening to take him outside and get to the bottom of what he thinks ghetto is.


Think about what you say people. When you call a ran down, poor neighborhood/establishment "ghetto" what are you really saying? Think about it.

especially if i'm your suporvisor at that moment, i have better things to worry about.

Actually, ghetto refers to any area of a city occupied by a minority group, not necessarily African Americans, due to social, economical, or legal pressure. I lived in New York City, the Bronx and Harlem to be more specific, for 1 1/2 years. The Bronx was initially a ghetto for Jewish people. The northwestern and southeastern portions of the Bronx are still predominantly Jewish, and would therefore be referred to as Jewish ghettos. The reason the word has been taken as slang to refer to a run down area is, as far as I've been told, due in large part to ghettos, such as these in New York, that became run down and abandoned during the Great Depression. But that doesn't mean the the people are poor. People lived in ghetto's for more than just that reason.

However, ghetto should have no negative connotations. Living in Utah, you could call Provo a Mormon ghetto, since it's somewhere around 90% Mormon. But there is nothing rude about it.

To extend on your explaination, many groups other than African Americans were discriminated against in recent history. Harlem was originally a "white ghetto" for Eastern Europeans, like Italians, in the early 20th century.

The OP should have warned his African American colleagues that they were committing assault (a threat of violence).

Boycott Nextel!

 

[Yoshi911]

Every one keeps talking about what the OP "IS". What he is is a BOSS\HR REP the largest biggots out there, I dont know why but I really cant stand people that are politically correct. When someone attempts to correct me due to political correctness.. I seriously think about killing them on the spot

 

[BooGiMaN]

if elvis can say the word ghetto in his song so can i 😛

in the ghetto!

 

[Mill]

***Nominated for Pwnage of the Year***

 

[Nebor]

I say ghetto all the time. I dare someone to try and stop me. They'll either get a good beating or a bullet in the ass.

 

[five40]

I think you need to go back to hyper-sensitive class. Time to cease using any color in all of the world. Everything shall become gray so as not to offend anyone. Throw away all that is white, black, red, yellow for you might offend someone.

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: five40
I think you need to go back to hyper-sensitive class. Time to cease using any color in all of the world. Everything shall become gray so as not to offend anyone. Throw away all that is white, black, red, yellow for you might offend someone.

The grey aliens will be offended. What are you some kind of caveman?

 

[five40]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: five40
I think you need to go back to hyper-sensitive class. Time to cease using any color in all of the world. Everything shall become gray so as not to offend anyone. Throw away all that is white, black, red, yellow for you might offend someone.

The grey aliens will be offended. What are you some kind of caveman?

Crap. Alright. Blindfolds and nudity for everyone. That's the solution. Oh yeah, earblugs and buttplugs to.

 

[BriGy86]

didn't look like anyone mentioned this on the 1st page

what does being white have to do with this?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Nebor
I say ghetto all the time. I dare someone to try and stop me. They'll either get a good beating or a bullet in the ass.

Is that what you're calling it nowadays? 😛