< slightly on topic (but only just) tone lightening >
You know.. geek used to be an insult too.. Now some people (the crazy fools) take it as a badge of honour.
Very few people like being called Nerds or Nerdy though..
< / slightly on topic (but only just) tone lightening >
The word Nigger (or Nigga / Niggah etc etc etc) is only abusive because we think it that way. it stems from the Latin niger meaning Black.
There was a time when political correctness ran wild when even the word "Black" was offensive.. it was "Persons of colour" etc The word Black refers to a colour , a colour cannot be insulting unless we deem it to be. If we take away the stigma attached to such words we limit the arsenal that racist people can use.
I mean, There are some people who , will utter "My god what an utter Geek!" meaning it in an insulting and derogatory manner. To which I turn to them, smile sweetly and "hehe, Thanks for noticing!"
If the word no longer has its "power" then it can't be used maliciously .
or perhaps this is just the inane ramblings of some Myopic geeky Honky Jock!! !
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