tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721756258546233776.post1936303892525039796..comments2024-01-22T15:45:34.973-08:00Comments on The Hot Flash Homestead: Racial slurs and butter, y'allHotFlashHomesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894953352910455222noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721756258546233776.post-59296828912282678402013-06-24T21:55:17.363-07:002013-06-24T21:55:17.363-07:00Thank you so much and please, say "oy" a...Thank you so much and please, say "oy" all you wish! Yiddish was meant to be shared, lol. You may be right about Paula Deen thinking racism is/was no longer an issue, she certainly has led a somewhat insulated life for the last decade or two due to her huge successes in life (and maybe even before then, too). Without close friends or peers who are in the minority group, prejudice can be easy to miss. Good point.HotFlashHomesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894953352910455222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7721756258546233776.post-14082672233970313462013-06-24T20:40:30.130-07:002013-06-24T20:40:30.130-07:00Oy. Can I say that since I'm not Jewish? :) I ...Oy. Can I say that since I'm not Jewish? :) I have very, very complicated feelings I this. Unusual for me to be unsure of my feelings. On one hand I strongly feel that words are only words. Words take on life with the manner they are shared and the intent behind them. The "N" word does not make me uncomfortable on its own. When I hear it with malice, my skin crawls and my heart aches. On the other hand I feel that in life there simply are lines we do not cross, whether we see the line as superficial or not. I grew up in the 90s and genuinely believed racism was "cured". It wasn't until I actually knew black people in beauty school that I realized racism was still a reality. Sounds crazy, I know. It wasn't until I saw and felt the pain of racism through a friend that I understood the loaded and strong nature of the "N" word. I can't help but wonder if Paula Deen was raised thinking of that as history, and not alive. Definitely a complicated, sad, and grey situation. <br />I really applaud you for taking this on your blog. I think it's a real testament to the quality of your writing that you can put out such a great piece on such a sensitive topic. Stephen Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657698116552267561noreply@blogger.com