re: OldArmy FightCast Ep 9: "No More Football?!...."

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NOAH......Ark......I'm an idiot for not seeing that one hidden in there

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Yeah that one kinda just happened on its own

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I hate the N word it is offensive to me. I know some of the younger generation has embraced it but many may be instantly turned off by it.

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Yeah, I hear ya. I don't overuse it and I'm just very cognizant of the forum I'm in before going there, I guess. For some reason it never offends me tho. My parents would never say it, though. They also don't cuss, so there's that.

Mostly I just respect the wishes of the company I'm in with regard to the usage of that word. Seems to work the best in my experience and not piss anyone off.

My ***ga!

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There's definitely a generational factor. Those of us who grew up post-integration just see things differently than our parents or grandparents did, and I think that's mostly a good thing.

As a kid, my hippy liberal white-guilt parents would get all over my arse any time I said anything remotely racial or culturally descriptive. It's only in talking to them as an adult that I realize they grew up in a very different world than I did.

But, as Tbird said, you try to be respectful of your company.

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Don't worry cus....you can be mah ****ga too!

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Those of us who grew up post-integration just see things differently than our parents or grandparents did, and I think that's mostly a good thing.

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I completely agree. We're fortunate to have a segregation-free perspective. Can't take it for granted, but we can enjoy the benefits

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That's why I was just speaking with regard to the radio cast. Why alienate any of your audience that isn't familiar with your personality and great sense of humor in your introduction. That's all I was saying.

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When you really think about it, a lot of radio personalities have shticks that many new listeners won't understand at first, but yet it brings them back for more. It's not done to alienate, but to intrigue the causal listener's short attention span. For example, how many times does Jim Rome do segments or talks about things that have nothing to do with sports? All forms of talk based radio is not about the content they say they are, but the entertainment they can deliver.

If anything, T-Bird should add a segment to name a "tAggyArk member of the week" highlighting the trolling activities done by said poster.

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If anything, T-Bird should add a segment to name a "tAggyArk member of the week" highlighting the trolling activities done by said poster.

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Great idea

HNIC is NOT a flattering term towards black folk. It is said to be demeaning and humiliate.

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HNIC is NOT a flattering term towards black folk. It is said to be demeaning and humiliate.

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Ooohhhh. I think I know what you mean now by it being offensive. You see, At first I didn't connect HNIC with Samuel L. Jackson's character in Django.

For some reason whenever I hear the phrase, I hear it in Morgan Freeman's voice from that movie where he was principal of some inner city school. I forget the title.

What makes you think you have to explain it? That in itself is somewhat patronizing.

The neat thing about idioms is that they can change with time and context. And the great thing about America is that we can joke about things that once may have lead to violence or indignation.

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And the great thing about America is that we can joke about things that once may have lead to violence or indignation

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Or can we??? (See Paris)