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smoke_break posted...

^that word count is too high for your weak argument of "it's just a word"

What does the word count have to do anything with it? And it is just a word. There are genuine race related issues, so people getting upset over the Pewdiepie situation, as if its a big issue, is laughable.

Same with the word n*****. If someone called someone you knew a n***** with clear racist intent, I would say yeah that's fucked up, you're justified in being upset. But someone you don't know saying it to someone you don't know, without racist intent? Words are neutral. Intent and context are important. Yes, he meant it as an insult, but he clearly didn't mean it to be racist. He wouldn't have apologized after if he did. There's no way to tell if the guy he said it to was even black.

and "who cares."

Its a dude online saying a word to another dude online, probably in a different country than you, then apologizing after, clearly not intending to offend black people. If you do care, you have to much free time on your hands and need to rethink your priorities. So yes, I would say "who cares".

and at this point the discussion is less about the pew dumbass and more about general use of the word. if u think people using 'er isn't a racial issue

A word is hardly a real issue, especially when there are other big issues and especially when in a context like how Pewdiepie said it, when it wasn't racist or at least wasn't trying to be. And I'm assuming you mean "country", but Pewdiepie doesn't even live in America afaik.