I personally use nooka all the time.. With black friends or not (ask A he will vouch :-p) now, do they use cracker and Uncle Tom.. Yes! So it's about even and it's always said in joking.. I can honestly say there is a very defined difference in saying it that way and calling someone a Nigger.. Which in my book can be any race... Also, I generally use "southern engineered".. So is that to say people that are from the south should take offense I sure hope not but everyone to their own...

I will add my .02 not that I think it will matter nor should it. I would not say that I am a PC type of person just because spent my whole adult life as a combat vet. Now anyone else here who is one knows there is no room for PC in a unit with diverse men of all colors and cultures. We use anything and everything to cut the tension and stereo type one another for pure entertainment.

This is a rule that I follow, regardless or race, religion, politics and etc. To treat others with respect until they disrespect me. Lets take an example to see how well we will keep our beliefs and opinions in tact no matter what. For the sake of this example we will use the theme at hand, I just brought in one of my employees who is a former delta operator. He is also black/ African American he doesn't seem to care which title befalls him. I know he was from a tough neighborhood where he grew up so, also it is well known for gangs. He told me it is Compton, California, now I know his background as well as his brothers involvement with gangs. This man is the finest of solders but I digress. Back to the example.

I asked him what would happen if a white or Latin man was on the streets of Compton and surrounded by African Americans and said, "Nigger Rigged." His first response was laughter, then he said to me,"You are being rhetorical skip; right?" Which I was.

Now I no there might be some brave eroiders out there that would say they would do this. So I am not speaking to you brave ones lol. I am speaking to any who are willing to stand by their convictions in all settings. Now if you are what I would call honest, you would dare use that term even if you use it while surrounded in like minded company. Therefore you believe in political correctness more than you thought at least when it comes to saving your ass lol.

I am trying to point out the idea of respect not trying to make people "politically correct". Do I think African Americans are still suffering from the results of slavery? No I don't! Do I think that people should call themselves a derogatory name because of their color but be pissed when those not of that color do it? No I don't! Do I think people should use possibly inflammatory words knowing the culture we live in just to get a rise and prove you are not political correct, well as long as you have the balls to use it in any and all situations then I respect that.

I agree with the fact that there is too much sensativity crap now days. It starts when the kids are little like games that they don't keep score on. They've even gone as far as making it taboo to call a chalk board a black board. All the little bullshit things that one has to do not to offend in regards to race, sexual preference, or religion. That being said I also think one should have some respect, tact, decorum if you will. I will respect you first but demand the same back. If I know that something offends you no matter your reason ill not do it even if it doesn't make sense to me. Now I might however ask why that offends you for pure curiosity. I like goofing around as much as the next person but I don't tolerate disrespect. I also have a real problem with double standards lol who doesn't right? 1 of my biggest problems with the double standards is how a black person can call another the n word but when a white dude says it all hell breaks loose. I think if its soooo bad then nobody should say it period. I never know what a black person wants to be referred as. You say colored they get all shitty and say "what color". You say black they want to be called African American when a lot of them don't even know their origins. They might be from Jamaica or Haitti or some shit. Should white people demand to be called European American? I could go on and argue from either side. It's all bullshit! You can argue from either side about race religion whatever....... For me it just boils down to respect!

Well this sure is heartwarming and inspirational. Posts like this really inspire unity amongst all the members of eroids.

people now days look at anything and everything to be "offended" over.. in my opinion, they need to get some thicker skin and a pair of balls..

In my life time I've had much worse things said to me that make any racial profanity look like child's play.. things attacking the loss or loved ones or events that almost completely ruined me just out of sheer cattiness from losing an argument.. ya no what no one came running to my rescue or cared.. so I can't help but be annoyed every time I log on the internet to see some bleeding heart complain about racial potty words.. I don't use them but if you do I reeeeeally don't give a flying fuck. Also as a whole Americans make fun of an insult EVERY fucking race and no one really cares but if its about a black person every one loses their fucking minds.. maybe some of you should grow some balls and treat them like every one else.. they're not inferior beings that can't handle a bad word or racial joke.. I mean every other race seems to handle it fine but what do I know I just grew up with half my friends being black.. seriously I see people make racial jokes to Asians faces DAILY why is this acceptable but others aren't.. I insult every one equally =D

i agree. There's a difference between a joke or term that is meant to be unoffensive and something meant to be offensive. People need to lighten up, learn to laugh. I laugh when someone makes a white joke to me because I know they are just kidding and don't mean to be offensive. But I also know when something was offensive. Its common sense. If you can't distinguish the difference, then the person is ignorant. I also think people get too in their feelings over certain things.

I could understand a black person being offended by the term nigger rigged but when someone is conscious of that and sensitive to their feelings and they make a conscious effort to change it to negro rigged with that being something that shouldn't be considered offensive, why should a overly sensitive white guy jump in the conversation and act like someone just busted up in the house wearing Klan gear and holding a noose?

Well said Greg

I say it all the time.:-)