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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
I've explained that it's not binary and you would have to examine the context. For example, if a record producer sang it the singer to emphasise a different way of singing a verse, then that would not be offensive. However, if a known white racist sang it then that would likely be offensive. It's about empathy and putting yourself in another's shoes - not looking for a binary answer to nuanced issues.
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Still nothing to do with context. Repeating the words DOESN'T make it racist.
If anything, quite the opposite as they have listened to the song and know the words. So the only people that have been criticised, sacked, forced to resign, etc. for repeating certain song lyrics have all been racist?
There was a case where it was a discussion/meeting/lecture about use of offensive words, which common sense means that those words are likely to be used. Can't remember what happened to the guy, whether he was sacked or merely heavily criticised, but the context was valid, and not aimed at anybody in particular or in general. It's just that somebody else at the meeting wanted to impose control. What else could it be? The context was valid, so according to you, that would make it ok.