What Really Happens When You Use the R-Word

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(10-03-2017, 12:42 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: My paternal grandmother, btw the nicest person I have ever met, referred to the "colored" part of town or "colored" people until she died.  There was never a hint of racism to it, it's just the word she knew and used.

Some of that is definitely generational.  Like my use of "sped".  

Times change, words get new meanings.

First time I told my wife an alternative word for a "bundle of sticks" she didn't believe me.  

My grandfather called every woman he talked about "girl"...even if she was 90.  Never "woman".  Always "girl".

I find myself doing the same thing sometimes!