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Reigning_King posted...

You can say the N word without automatically being a racist is my main point though, context matters. Lile my hypothetical, if a black guy said the phrase "so and so called me a N*****" would anyone in their right mind consider him a racist against black people for merely uttering the word aloud? The guy is pretty dumb for doing what he did, but it doesn't automatically follow that he's a racist. Condemn him for the first thing fine, but I'm not comfortable condemning someone to the equivalent of the social death penalty if there is a shadow of a doubt in the situation which I think exists here. Anyone who thinks differently is welcome to, but they shouldn't be acting like they know what his true intention was with 100% certainty.

You talk about context but are trying to equate this with some rando black guy saying the same thing. Thats not the same context. Even if it was a rando white guy saying that, it's still NOT the same as a city councilman saying it. Why are you putting him on the same level as some street guys. Guess that's the problem with US politics, officials are not held to any standard. The actual context here is a white government official using racially charged language regarding black people, in a state infamous for its racial problems even by US standards. He should have known better. Full stop. But the fact he isn't apologising (and planning on a mayor run no less) says that he doesn't think voters in Alabama hold him to any standards either.

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