"Judah" wrote in message
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"Jay Beckman" wrote in news:rCFbh.39$un3.18
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See my point above. If you aren't experienced with the subject, you
shouldn't be casting aspersions at all.

Sometimes it's difficult to determine whether a term is derogatory or not
when the people who use it don't use it in a derogatory manner. I have
never heard a pilot on here use the term "bugsmasher" in a way that would
be insulting. So I can't begroan Manic for using the term.

I used to work with a guy who was a US Air (the old, original US Air) 1st
officer who also worked in sports TV like I do and he only referred to light
GA as "Bug Smashers," "Spam Cans" and the like. I guess 'cause he had keys
to a DC9, he could do so but he wasn't the first person (nor the last) that
I've heard use such descriptions.

Someone else hit the nail on the head: He knows just which
questions to ask to spark debate.

You'll get no argument from me there. I've been saying that for some time
now.

I assume you mean Black-on-Black use of the "N" word? Do you know what
it means when one African-American calls another by the "N" word?
Having grown up in Detroit, Michigan (making me a part of the user
group, trust me), I can give you a clue: It isn't a racial thing...

When my 11 year old son watches a movie where a Black man is singing
proudly about his heritage using the "N" word, is he supposed to inherently
know that
it's not really a term that glorifies the Black man's heritage?

No, you should explain to him that when a Black man calls another Black man
that, he's calling him lazy and stupid (something you shouldn't call anyone
to begin with) but that it does not have the same connotation when it's used
by someone who is not Black.

and I've said my peace. So I'll shut up about it now to prevent another
MX thread from evolving into prosperity.

OK, so I lied.

LOL...

Jay B