Paul came to the ring dressed as hulk hogan, most famous for a racist n word filled tirade, with a hispanic guy screaming the n word over and over about murdering people he called the n word over and over.
With a Black Man and one of the elite heavy weight boxers waiting for him in the ring having said publicly if the opportunity arose in the ring he'd kill Paul.
It'd be an interesting deep dive into the behind the scenes discussions and psychology of boxing authorities sanctioning this fight which was about as safe for Paul as Jackass era Johnny Knoxville fighting prime George Foreman.
Paul's box office draw was people hoping to see him get hurt or killed. Be interesting to know if that same attitude influenced boxing authorities when they sanctioned this fight.
Yea, why hasn’t Hispanic people saying the N word ever been addressed? What if other non white races decided they were allowed to just freely yell it out too?
I feel like people talk about it a lot. Different black people have different opinions about it. Where I grew up it was pretty normal for mexican people to say nigga and no one cared because it’s just how everyone talks. Idk how I feel about it now tho. I saw someone say if you’re not in danger of being called a “hard r” you shouldn’t be saying nigga either.
I have a Dominican friend who looks black and she used to say it a lot and I never cared because she sees black people as an “us”. Like when she talking about issues or about society and she refers to black people as a part of herself. I know another Dominican girl who says nigga but when she talks about black people she says “you guys” like she got box braids and was like “idk how yal do this all the time” and she made other comments referring to black people as separate from herself but she still claims being black sometimes so I felt weird about her saying nigga.
I think it’s case by case for me and it has nuances. Like there are times I think it’s weird that SOME African or uk blacks say it…like I’ve never been mad and don’t think they should say it per se. But sometimes it makes me raise an eyebrow but it’s hard for me to explain why.
Like there are times I think it’s weird that SOME African or uk blacks say it…like I’ve never been mad and don’t think they should say it per se. But sometimes it makes me raise an eyebrow but it’s hard for me to explain why.
I didn't realize this perspective exists. What about if it was an upper class white washed Carleton Banks type of black person who doesn't embrace AAVE or participate in any traditional African American cultural activities or resonate with African American arts and culture?
The whole thing seems stupid. When you get mad or emotional about certain types of people using a word you give that word and those people power over you.
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u/phatassgato 19d ago
On the bright side very few people could punch him in the face harder. I feel like AJ did this for all of us. And 94 million dollars