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Out of our cotton pick'n minds

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Astrodome, Apr 13, 2018.

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What is your opinion of this story?

  1. This phrase offends me

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  2. ESPN is way too liberal/progressive

    38.2%
  3. This phrase doesn't offend me but shouldn't be used anymore

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  4. Fire the announcer

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  5. Astrodome is a cuck

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  1. Buck Turgidson

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    "cotton pickin" is a replacement for "damn", because people didn't want to cuss. It harkens (you heard that word?) back to how sh!tty the job of cotton picking was, for everybody that did it. Kind of a "if you're stupid enough to do this..." thing.
     
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  3. Amiga

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    Doesn’t rhyme, doesn’t sounds good. Don’t like it.
     
  4. DonnyMost

    DonnyMost not wrong
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    It is a nice replacement for "mother f***in", if I do say so myself.

    Fun fact: people of all races picked cotton and all agreed it sucked ballz.

    This term should unify us, not divide us.
     
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  5. Buck Turgidson

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    Exactly. See my earlier posts.
     
  6. Buck Turgidson

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    What's your alternative, busta rhymes?
     
  7. peleincubus

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    yup yup. my grandmother picked cotton as a child. she has never spoke fondly about it.
     
  8. juicystream

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    I've heard and used the phrase plenty in my life. I've never thought anything negative about it. The announcer didn't mean anything by it. None of that changes that we probably should avoid the phrase.
     
  9. Astrodome

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    Well he is suspended for game 1. This foolishness will not be tolerated in 2018.
     
  10. CometsWin

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    Context matters. Just another instance in which a certain demographic feigns willful ignorance.
     
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  11. Astrodome

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    I agree that context matters. In this situation, I don't think race crossed this guys mind. Would Michael Cage been suspended for this comment?
     
  12. CometsWin

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    The historical association of the language is the overriding factor here, not necessarily the intent. A white guy sees a black kid and says, oh look at that cute little monkey. Typically a harmless phrase but in context, inappropriate. The context includes who is saying something and who is being targeted by the language.
     
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  13. Buck Turgidson

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    Michael Cage should have been suspended for his oily jheri curls.
     
  14. DudeWah

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    I think Westbrook is a snowflake
     
  15. Rocket River

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    Meh.
    Nothing to see here. . .. .

    Rocket River
     
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  16. FranchiseBlade

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    I don't think "Cotton pickin'" was originated as a racial comment at all. So trying put race into the comment all this later time seems pretty silly to me.

    That being said, if someone is offended by it then why bother to use it? I don't think anyone is in the right telling other people they can't be offended.
     
  17. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Not a big deal
     
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  18. Space Ghost

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    I agree with you. Considering someone is always offended by something, we all should remain silent.
     
  19. Bobbythegreat

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    I think you shouldn't tell people that they can't be offended, but at the same time it's perfectly acceptable to ignore people who say they are offended or even laugh at them for it.

    Gotta have give and take on the issue.
     
  20. Andre0087

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    I hate this PC era we're currently stuck in. This isn't offensive IMO but some people are just too ****ing sensitive these days.
     

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