Context is important.........

The n-word is used in multiple contexts in our society.

In hatred, In Comedy, In Music, in Culture..... even in terms of friendship/greeting.....

Context/intent is kind of important when looking at even the most vile words.

Posted By: usacanary on August 29th 2011 at 18:38:36

Message Thread

Tony Cascarino in trouble now for saying Traore was having a "holocaust" of a game (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 13:20:17
- yes, let's downgrade that too, same as Pardew did with raping (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 29, 13:34:29
  - A lot phrases like this have been downgraded on here recently (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Aug 29, 17:08:34
  - same as many people do by saying Player X "murdered" him (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 14:24:44
    - No (Other Football) - romayellow, Aug 29, 16:19:43
      - holocaust (noun) (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 16:56:57
        
        Well done (Other Football) - romayellow, Aug 29, 17:24:25
        
        Intelligent people are smart enough to understand context and intent. (Other Football) - usacanary, Aug 29, 18:03:57
        
        Context and intent... *Ddeeeeeeeppp breath* (Other Football) - romayellow, Aug 29, 18:36:37
        
        If you think THAT was his intent.......You are not a very smart person (n/m) (Other Football) - usacanary, Aug 29, 18:40:23
        
        JESUS (Other Football) - romayellow, Aug 29, 18:42:38
        
        If you dont think he had any intent then why are you on full blown bitchcake monkey tilt (Other Football) - usacanary, Aug 29, 18:51:07
        
        Ignore (Other Football) - romayellow, Aug 29, 20:21:19
        
        ^^^^ totally owned and tilted...........Fuck im good. (n/m) (Other Football) - usacanary, Aug 29, 21:16:43
        
        Perhaps he thinks (like I do) (Other Football) - the101ers, Aug 29, 18:55:36
        
        Thats a fair point but its also fair to say.......... (Other Football) - usacanary, Aug 29, 19:04:05
        
        So its my view that the two terms are different (Other Football) - the101ers, Aug 29, 19:07:22
        
        If it helps, I understood what you were saying. (n/m) (Other Football) - the101ers, Aug 29, 18:50:56
        
        so, what Holocaust do you think he was referring to, then? (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Aug 29, 17:20:04
        
        Context is important......... (Other Football) - usacanary, Aug 29, 18:38:36
        
        omg (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 18:40:51
        
        Interestingly he would have probably used the word Wigger instead (Other Football) - usacanary, Aug 29, 18:46:01
        
        does it need to be specific? maybe he watched Cannibal Holocaust the previous night (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 18:21:52
    - downgrade that as well... (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 14:33:46
  - I like to rap sometimes, particularly in the shower. (n/m) (Other Football) - tudders, Aug 29, 13:46:23
    - I like to crap sometimes, particularly in the shower (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 29, 13:47:24
      - My mate did that once. Then his girlfriend cleared it up in the morning. (n/m) (Other Football) - tudders, Aug 29, 14:00:41
        
        Nice (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 29, 14:02:29
      - shit the bed? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 29, 13:52:42
        
        If needs must (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 29, 13:58:36
  - If memory serves me well phrankin gets quite angry about such things... (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 29, 13:38:49
    - Did he specifically mention the Nazi holocaust? (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 13:42:27
      - You are a fucking prick, really you are. (Other Football) - Yellalee, Aug 29, 14:19:42
        
        you are a cunt (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 14:20:10
      - phrankin I'm going to excuse this dance this as you're completely inflexible... (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 29, 13:45:53
        
        I imagine he was trying to define Traore's performance as the worst he had ever seen (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 14:19:27
        
        I fully agree with Phrankin the overeation is ridiculous. (Other Football) - usacanary, Aug 29, 18:57:31
        
        He'll have lost his job at sky by the morning (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 19:40:30
- Nowt to do with being PC to think he's a twat for saying that! (n/m) (Other Football) - woody, Aug 29, 13:29:36
- Not exactly the PC brigade (Other Football) - Duck, Aug 29, 13:29:16
  - or any retard who does not even know the definition of the word (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 13:31:03
    - which one do we reckon Cascarino meant? (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Aug 29, 13:53:07
      - Given he never did have any Irish relatives (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 29, 13:55:57

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