Hackerman
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Bravo jb. I also think people are overly sensitive these days. I have a pretty bad potty mouth. I use the "N" word. And, the "F" word. Granted, there I times when I feel it's inappropriate and I hold back but in general, I am pretty open with my use of slang.
I was abandoned as a baby and then an only white boy brought up in the ghetto by a black family so I got over stuff like racism and name-calling at a very young age. When I was about 10 I was adopted by white parents and brought into a wealthy neighborhood and lifestyle.
I have seen both sides of the fence and it's funny that it seems mostly the wealthy white people are offended by words. In the ghetto, we got a little more thick-skinned than to let something like a single word bother us. LOL
After almost 60 years, I still see some of my old friends from the ghetto and we still call each other white boy and ***** as we embrace and enjoy the remembrance of our times together as children. There could not be more love between two people than there is between me and James (James was the eldest in the black family that took me in when I was abandoned) and we often refer to each other as *****. James is an MD now and probably wouldn't say that in front of his patients but the love we have for each other simply overrides any words.
I think people today have forgotten that it's what you DO that is important, not what you SAY. Words are meaningless without feeling.
/off rant
I was abandoned as a baby and then an only white boy brought up in the ghetto by a black family so I got over stuff like racism and name-calling at a very young age. When I was about 10 I was adopted by white parents and brought into a wealthy neighborhood and lifestyle.
I have seen both sides of the fence and it's funny that it seems mostly the wealthy white people are offended by words. In the ghetto, we got a little more thick-skinned than to let something like a single word bother us. LOL
After almost 60 years, I still see some of my old friends from the ghetto and we still call each other white boy and ***** as we embrace and enjoy the remembrance of our times together as children. There could not be more love between two people than there is between me and James (James was the eldest in the black family that took me in when I was abandoned) and we often refer to each other as *****. James is an MD now and probably wouldn't say that in front of his patients but the love we have for each other simply overrides any words.
I think people today have forgotten that it's what you DO that is important, not what you SAY. Words are meaningless without feeling.
/off rant