I read almost the entire grafitti thread and i just want all you White people out there to know that as a Black man, I'm personally honestly offended by how often some of you people are throwing around the word "wigger". Even though you know that under the guise of anonymity you can write it on a message board and say its ok and doesnt have any racist connotations to it, I think you all are smart enough to know the truth, which is what you feel in your heart. That shit is wrong. If you want to call somebody a poser or fake or a hack, then by all means do it. But dont act like "white" + "n*****" doesn't equal "wigger".

Its like being with the fellas and calling women "bitches", but when you actually get around women they're not "bitches" anymore. Same thing with this word "wigger". I kick it with a LOT of white people, and none of them throw around that word or "nigga" and I respect them for that.

Now, I'm not saying you all are racist for saying it, but i do think you all need to think about your words and their impact on people who may not even be the target of your insults.

Its perfectly justifiable to be against grafitti, and want to insult the people who do it because they may have hurt you. But i think you step over a really ugly line when you start calling white people "wiggers", and not accepting that you can offend somebody black (me for example) or white (envelope for example) with this term. That word is just plain ole destructive..and whats worse is that you post photos of what "wiggers" are supposed to look like, and those pictures look NOTHING like the people your trying to insult in the first place. I think it just went too far, but since i just read it i couldnt really speak on it until now.

I'm not asking anybody to apologize or even defend their actions again because whats done is done. I just want you to think about your words, how powerful they are, and how people you may not even intend to offend can get caught in the crossfire and become your enemies when they may have actually been on your side.

As you were...

p.s. I'm sure it could be argued that black people say "nigga" all the time, so why cant we say wigger. But I would like you to understand that there are plenty of Black people out there that were not raised like that and dont do this. Maybe thats why i'm offended. Its not just a word, and there are plenty of other words you all can use that do not have the destructive racial connotations attacted to them.

To quote Cee-Lo...you ain't a nigga 'cause you black

you a nigga 'cause a how you act

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It's a perfect time to close this thread.

14 day moratorium on PBJ discussions and followups starts now.