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Originally posted by robustpuppy
I am just wondering what people's reactions are to the moniker. I thought it was a clever play on words, but . . . if the expression off which it plays were not based on a racial stereotype (that is, if race were not an issue at all) it would be an excellent moniker. But if one finds the underlying expression offensive -- which may depend on the speaker and the context -- then is the moniker also offensive? Since on a chat board most people know nothing about the people behind the monikers, it's tough to judge the speaker and the context.
As I write this I am so worried about saying something offensive or ignorant or coming off as overly PC or not PC enough that I realize very few people are likely to want to discuss this and I probably never should have brought it up.
And is it disrespectful to Justice Black? Or is there some lore that he was, uh, well endowed?
Edited to say, "Or perhaps I worry too much," after posters with penises (penis envy?) piped up to vote funny.
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I think you worry too much.
The moniker and the joke seem to be about the stereotype, not about the joke's underlying charge. It's a pretty funny play on words.
And I always thought the "once you go black" stereotype was about black people and culture and penis size and sexual ability, not
just penis size. Is this just me romanticizing the joke? Is RP's take what everyone understands the joke to mean?
TM
