The Word "Ghetto"- What Does it Mean to You?

[Junket]

And if someone accused you of being racist or classist for saying so?

Then they're a nigger.

[Yggdrasil]

Yes ma'am.. I's be's in the boonies.. that's fur sure.

I live two miles from a lake... there are about 10 different trails through the woods to get there. Half the people here do not have a fishing license... or hunting license for that matter. There's a subdivision called "NuWorld" that is about 10 miles out in the woods... I've only seen it twice when I was a kid... most everyone else thinks it's just a myth.

The population here is under 3000 people... at least I think... they're scattered about. One school, two eating places, two gas stations, one bank, and an all-in-one fire dept. and water company.... and that's about it.

That sounds like where I live, just that the lake is frozen over most of the year and instead of trails they're called iceroads.

[Gigabitch]

Ygg, I'm going to start calling you Nanook of the North.

[Yggdrasil]

Ygg, I'm going to start calling you Nanook of the North.

OK.........................

[Aeradalia]

Ygg, I'm going to start calling you Nanook of the North.

Well there goes my bf's nickname...

Not really... but... then again... I guess it could be...

[tooxshort]

i drink big bottles of carlo rossi sangria out of coffee mugs.

that is ghetto.

I'm trying to talk my boy into grabbing a few 40s. So we can go parking lot pimp it! (drink outside ... in a parking lot)

[Rollerderby]

I'm not going to lie, it's pretty ridiculous how freely some people use the "n" word in this thread.

That's ghetto.

[Illusional]

ghetto means ghetto... any questions?

raverboy

[LadieNisha4u2nv]

I'm not going to lie, it's pretty ridiculous how freely some people use the "n" word in this thread.

That's ghetto.

I'm actually not offende by the use of th word cuz I'm not one.

There's a huge difference between a nigger and a black person.

[misombra]

i pay my rent at the end of the next month. that is ghetto.

[LadieNisha4u2nv]

My parents got a ghetto assssss table in their room.

It's a big wood, with cement blocks holding it up.

Dont let me get started on the other shit. I stays calling them ghetto LOL!

[Aeradalia]

I'm not going to lie, it's pretty ridiculous how freely some people use the "n" word in this thread.

That's ghetto.

Ah... censorship just gives more value to the word you're trying to phase out.

I think it's almost flattery for a race or nationality to have a slanderous nickname... at least you can say someone was thinking about you.

If you're a mixed breed like me, you get a whole slew of nicknames like, cracker, honky, jerry, kraut, coonass, and so on and so forth.

When you stop to think about it... why the hell are any of these words offensive? If anything, they sound like something children would come up with.

[Henry123]

I'm having a Facebook spat with someone about this.

What does the word mean to you? Is it classist? Is it racist?

Discuss...

I see it as more of a class distinction.

How is it racist? You will find people from practically all races who lives in ghettos.

[Rollerderby]

I'm actually not offende by the use of th word cuz I'm not one.

There's a huge difference between a nigger and a black person.

How do you define the difference?

Ah... censorship just gives more value to the word you're trying to phase out.

I think it's almost flattery for a race or nationality to have a slanderous nickname... at least you can say someone was thinking about you.

If you're a mixed breed like me, you get a whole slew of nicknames like, cracker, honky, jerry, kraut, coonass, and so on and so forth.

When you stop to think about it... why the hell are any of these words offensive? If anything, they sound like something children would come up with.

I suppose that's true, I'm not a fan of censorship. I also believe that there is such a thing as reverse rasicm. I think any way you cut it, ignorance is not subject to races. An idiot can be any color, and he is not an idiot because of his color. I guess it's also different using it on a forum like this, as opposed to "real life" where more people would be subject to be offended and not accept a legit argument like this unless it comes from a person who is of color.

If I (white girl) were to start throwing the word around, and tried to say what you said, it wouldn't really matter, I'd still be labeled a bigot.

A word is just a word unless you give it a lot of power.

[Petit Papillon]

Haha Governor of California Mr Arnold Schwarzenegger has a funny name , something like milky milk Hahaha

btw. Miso and shortx I LOLED at Your ghetto lifestyle stories