A discussion on the "n" word

[manasecret]

Originally Posted by Professor S

Racism is an absurd belief structure, and so it mnust be treated as such. Dave Chappelle did more to destroy the power of the N-word than anyone in history, because he made fun of racism and the word's power by using it as a joke on itself.

I agree that Dave Chappelle did more to destroy its power more than anyone. His show was something else, extremely funny, and unfortunate that it ended so abruptly. It's amazing to me the cultural force that comedy can be.

[Typhoid]

That's because comedy takes things that are normally offensive and makes you realize that the only thing offensive about most things is the belief that what you're saying or doing is offensive. Once you remove that, it's just idiotic.