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Mon Sep-03-07 01:39 AM
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12. sounds like another way to say 'negro'

which is not the same as the n-word, although it is now not generally used or accepted. I think it just makes them old or old-fashioned, not necessarily racist. It depends more upon how they treat people than on terms they use.

But remember I am just a white boy talking. I cannot claim to speak for any black people.

I am even less sure about the term 'buck' though. To me, it makes it sound like you think you are talking about an animal, rather than a human being. Do the same people refer to white males as 'bucks'?

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