Lest we forget that Scott left the forum in a tiff when he was unable to cope with people pointing out that calling his roommate "a gangsta from some hood" was kind of racist, here is one of his last posts:
Oh yes, and I fully expect the 'racist' accusations to pop up any minute now.
I'm not trying to be antagonistic at all here, but if your roommate is black, please say it directly. There's nothing wrong with pointing it out; black people and white people are different culturally. On the other hand, it is wrong to use racially coded language to imply that he's black ("gangsta", "hood"), so don't do that. If he's not black, then it just sounds odd to use those words.
I take issue with your statement that "black people and white people are different culturally." That's a broad generalization. Yes, he happens to be black. Yes, he happens to enjoy rap and hip hop. We'd be just as different from each other if he were white or I were black. And for the record, I would've used the same language despite his race -- it doesn't sound odd to me if used in that context, personally.
No, you would not ever describe a white neighborhood as a "hood". Don't lie. I made an effort to assume good faith, but it's clear that you don't even understand what the problem is.
None of us are perfect in the language that we use, but thoughtful people pay attention when they use offensive language and agree not to use offensive language in the future. Don't pretend that what you said wasn't racist. You clearly anticipated the fact that people would call you out on it:
Oh yes, and I fully expect the 'racist' accusations to pop up any minute now.
Maybe instead of being preemptively defensive about the racist things you said, you could try not saying racist things. If for whatever reason you can't understand why it's not okay to describe black people or their communities with the terms "gangsta" or "hood", then don't worry about it. You don't need to understand if it's too difficult. Just don't use those words.
And here you continue to operate under the assumption that the objective of my comments was to illustrate my dorm mate's race rather than his own personality and individual sense of style. What's truly racist is that you apparently like to project this standard for "white neighborhoods" versus "black neighborhoods" even though nothing in my post inferred anything about that. Remember, it is you who specifically expressed that "black people and white people are different culturally." You choose to view society through that set of lens. I don't.
I would ask you to just stop interjecting race into the conversation in what I see as a pathetic attempt to veil your own racism, but then that would defeat the point of your accusations entirely. So I'll leave you to wallow in your own delusions and think what ever you want about me until you come to realize the irony in your words. Sound good?
Unfortunately, Scott's prophesy has not yet come to pass and I have not seen the light and realized that I was the real racist or whatever. As a result, I have no choice but to make the conclusion that I did then, which is that he was a pretty useless poster.
I know that he thinks that I'm a racist because I'm aware that racially coded language is a thing that exists, but I don't bear him any ill will. I hope he figures things out and I hope Jesus is good for him and most of all I hope that he never becomes a minister of any sort, because that would end poorly for everyone involved.
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