Democrat Congressman Jamaal Bowman Says Blacks Have More Diseases Because Of The Stress Of Being Called The N-Word Everyday. (Video) Do Forum Democrats Agree With This?

[HoHound]

https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1972840066902118430

It's the white man's fault I have diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and cancer because they call me names. Why don't Latinos, Asians, and Middle Easterners blame white people for their diseases? Why do only Black people blame us? More victimhood politics from Democrats. Will Democrats ever stop playing the victim card?

[TheDaliLama]

Blacks are the only group of people who use the word anymore. Slave owning Democrats invented the word and should pay reparations for their sins.

[txdot-guy]

Sounds like it’s more of an issue for you than for forum democrats. Why do you keep bringing it up?

[Lucas McCain]

I did not know one member of a race spoke for every member of a race. Thanks for teaching me something new, ho troll.

[Levianon17]

Originally Posted by HoHound

https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1972840066902118430

It's the white man's fault I have diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and cancer because they call me names. Why don't Latinos, Asians, and Middle Easterners blame white people for their diseases? Why do only Black people blame us? More victimhood politics from Democrats. Will Democrats ever stop playing the victim card?

He went full retard on that one, lol.

[ICU 812]

The N-word?

It has been my experience that they say it to each other frequently every day.

[Why_Yes_I_Do]

Originally Posted by ICU 812

The N-word?

It has been my experience that they say it to each other frequently every day.

Typically, that would end with an "a" and it's not always a bad word.
It often means the equivalent of: my brotha from another motha.
In a good way.

[jayjaychrome]

You really think he literally meant "being called the n word" and wasn't making a greater point about the impact that systemic racism has on health outcomes?

You...you really didn't pick up on that? You really took the statement literally?

Wow. Nuance really is hard for some.

[texassapper]

Originally Posted by jayjaychrome

a greater point about the impact that systemic racism has on health outcomes?

What systemic racism? What can you legally do that a black person is prevented from doing?

[ICU 812]

Ending a word with an "a" is a characteristic mis-pronunciation of various regional dialects as well. Consider the routine usage of many folks native to Long Island. Ask them to say "Water" or "Sweater" for instance.

Same goes for some segments of British society.

My source for this assertion is my mother-in-law for Long Island and my cousin for the UK. Neither one can pronounce age "r" sound at the end of a word.

That they mispronounce a word does not negate the meaning of the word.

[Why_Yes_I_Do]

Originally Posted by jayjaychrome

...Wow. Nuance really is hard for some.

Surely he can pronounce the word Yoga and even practice it. If not, he should try slow, deep breaths to keep from hyperventilating himself into a coma. Or it could be that technology is his enemy and distracting him.

Or could it simply be, as John Madden said:
The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.

[jayjaychrome]

Originally Posted by texassapper

What systemic racism? What can you legally do that a black person is prevented from doing?

Not sure you're following along with the topic. I'm discussing what Bowman meant when he said his quote. If you want to debate the validity of the quote or the concept of systemic racism, you're free to make a new thread about the topic.

Originally Posted by ICU 812

That they mispronounce a word does not negate the meaning of the word.

Using a different word = mispronouncing a word? This makes no sense to me. Different words with different meanings can have different pronunciations too.

For example, cat and dog have different meanings and different pronunciations because they are different words. Computer and stapler are different words. If you said "pass the salt", would it make sense for someone to pass you pepper and say "actually you mispronounced pepper but it doesn't negate the meaning of the word"?

The -a is *derived from* the hard r variation. Can you think of other examples of words derived from other words? Do you think those words and their derivations mean the same thing? Of course not.

Then there is the case of words that sound and are spelled the same but still have different meaning. An example I learned about in grade school was the word "pitch". You can pitch a baseball or you can pitch a tent. The book showed amelia bedelia literally throwing a tent. As a child, I found it hilarious. But it highlights that words that sound the same don't always mean the same thing.

In short, your take, while admirable, has no logical basis whatsoever in how language works

You don't need to make up theories about how language works. Just start here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_language Language can be tricky to think about, and English can be difficult for some, but others have already done the hard work for us and with practice, I'm sure you can figure it out!