I've heard the word before, but have no clue what it means. Still don't.

 

I doubt most on here know what swag, twerk, YOLO, or selfie means unless they have young children/grandchildren who brought it to their attention.

 

Some people may not have had parents/grandparents to introduce them to certain words because the parents didn't see any need for an introduction.

 

That's my point. And they wouldn't say those words because they don't know them.

How does anyone unintentionally utter a racial slur? That's what I don't understand. You have to hear it some how, some way from some one who used it. No one unintentionally utters racial slurs. That's not possible.

 

I've heard plenty of words that I have forgotten the meaning to. Totally possible. There's a reason why we study vocabulary growing up. We've heard the word, we look at the word once or twice. We go to take a vocab test and completely forget. It happens.

 

She obviously did not know it was a racial slur. I don't know how you can't agree with that.

Just because you have heard of a word does not mean you know what it means or its origins. There are many on this thread who knew the word and its origin and many (me included) who did not. I have heard the word but did not know what it meant until now. Like I said before, I think she meant "jiggy" and the other word came out, obviously because she had heard the word before but did not know what it meant. It is a mistake for sure, but I have a hard time thinking her intent was racist in any way.

Well I posted that I couldn't believe there are people that do not know that word or that it is offensive and guess who I found out didn't know?

 

My bride.

 

Didn't even know the word which is stunning.

 

Of course her parents didn't let the kids watch much TV other than Brady Bunch so unless Alice let it fly she wouldn't have heard it.

 

Still learning things about my bride after 28 years.

Well I posted that I couldn't believe there are people that do not know that word or that it is offensive and guess who I found out didn't know?

 

My bride.

 

Didn't even know the word which is stunning.

 

Of course her parents didn't let the kids watch much TV other than Brady Bunch so unless Alice let it fly she wouldn't have heard it.

 

Still learning things about my bride after 28 years.

 

My wife had heard it, but she too had no idea what it meant.

I've heard the word before, but have no clue what it means. Still don't.

 

My bet is that you wouldn't use the word to describe anyone, since you don't know what it means.

Every time I read this thread, I start typing a joke and after I read it, it sounds so racist I have to delete it. No way to make it sound funny and not offensive.

edit.

So you aren't going to answer my question.

 

"Humor me though, what was the point of her saying the word all by itself after she described the music? I mean, seriously.....after she described the music she simply uttered the word for no apparent reason."

 

I can't speak for her. Can you?

 

Honestly, the word does sound like a dance move.

 

I've heard it before, and if I was watching the broadcast live, would have assumed it was as she implied.

Whatever.

 

I weep for our future.

When I was a kid I had no idea what they were even calling him...then later as an adult watching reruns I couldn't believe what they were calling him :no:

 

Netflix recently uploaded the first few seasons of it recently, and I found myself watching season 1. Lot of interestingly racist and sexist stuff that I never picked up on before. Fairly consistent for the time. Many smoking-hot nurses in that first season, including a knockout Marcia Strassman.

My bet is that you wouldn't use the word to describe anyone, since you don't know what it means.

 

She used it to describe someone's music, not a person.

Whatever.

 

I weep for our future.

 

I do too...but not because of this.

I suspect she had heard the word before in relation to African-american music and incorrectly assumed it was an adjective describing that genre, rather than a racial slur. Given how many racial slurs aren't in use today that were once popular, I'm not surprised.

 

For example, I was unaware that 'spade' could be used as a derogatory term until I used the idiom 'call a spade a spade' in reference to an African-american person. Thankfully the only person there to hear was my father, not a TV audience. He seemed shocked and explained the matter to me. Since then I haven't really used that idiom much.

 

Same thing with how the adjective "gay" has been usurped. Some words you just can't say any more because of their societal implications.