I've created this blog with the intention of sharing my wisdom with a multitude of people. After all, I'm finally living in "Heaven on Earth" again (aka Oak Harbor, WA).
I'm a happily married man with a terrific wife (of 28 years) and two grown daughters. With all of this, wrhat more can a person ask for? The best I can do is try to pass down some of the wisdom that has been shared with me over the years with the multitude of people I have known.
December 6, 2004
Something To Contemplate
Since some words in common usage in the English language have evolved from slurs, is it a racial slur if the person is completely unaware of the history of a word and that it is/was a slur?
3 comments:
Anonymous
said...
a slur is only a slur if it was intended to be a slur
Oh yes, our language! It would be interesting to compare a dictionary from the 60's with a current one. Even Websters has changed with the times as we incorporate slurs and street slang into our daily life. Another trend is to incorporate slogans or "catch phrases" from advertisements into our daily life. What is missing is the trend to incorporate more Bible scripture into our lives by organizing verses by the life application/circumstances we face.
3 comments:
a slur is only a slur if it was intended to be a slur
a slur is only a slur if it was intended to be a slur
Oh yes, our language! It would be interesting to compare a dictionary from the 60's with a current one. Even Websters has changed with the times as we incorporate slurs and street slang into our daily life.
Another trend is to incorporate slogans or "catch phrases" from advertisements into our daily life. What is missing is the trend to incorporate more Bible scripture into our lives by organizing verses by the life application/circumstances we face.
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