The 'N' word
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Flywiththeowl — 13 years ago(February 23, 2013 10:37 AM)
Even taking into account the setting & time frame, I was surprised when Buford referred to the 8 dead men as '8 dead niqqers' during the scene when he deputized Obra.
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jeremy3 — 12 years ago(May 18, 2013 09:36 AM)
I was disturbed by that to, but it was set in the early 60s, when segregation still reigned. And it is more true to the reality that poor whites and poor blacks were in different Worlds. Plus, the sheriff was trying to shock his black friend into being part of the police force. He was not a politically correct person, but a man of action.
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lupis_noctum — 11 years ago(October 29, 2014 07:28 PM)
It's true! The only time they even argued with a black person was when they had to get firm with old Mrs. Washington to take the free groceries they dropped by every week.
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aasoloway — 10 years ago(January 31, 2016 09:06 AM)
There was a distinction between referring to people as the N word - which WASN'T acceptable - and merely uttering as a reference. Now you can't even type it
Don't forget it was the title of book that was required reading (when I was in high school) and a well-known album by Richard Pryor. Just using the word in pre-PC America didn't make you a racist or a bigot. Calling someone that did.
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Circle_of_the_Moon2101 — 9 years ago(February 10, 2017 01:07 PM)
Within my lifetime, that word is now used primarily WITHIN the black community. The first time I ever heard that word was from a black friend of mine when we were in grammar school. He uttered that word while playing a video game. Curiously, I asked him what it meant since that was my first time hearing it. His explanation: "Blacks without soul." I thought that word and his explanation of it was rather awkward, but at that time in my life I was still too young to give it any further thought.
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Woodyanders — 7 years ago(January 31, 2019 12:33 PM)
I think Pusser used the word "******" in that scene just to get a rise out of Obra so Obra would except his offer of being a deputy for him.
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