cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
I agree that both are derogatory terms. However one is unconditionally racial, and the other is defined by an act: crossing a specified border in a specified direction without documentation. It is my opinion that the N-word is far worse, a more comprehensive judgment, and that its invocation is an escalation beyond proportion. The words have very different histories and "flavors" for lack of a better term.not at all... but again it must be easy to make a judgement call like that when you are not on the receiving end of the word. Nothing in that statement saying you can't enter into this conversation. What part of that you don't understand ???? Feel free to tell us why "wetback" is nothing like "nigger"...both are derogatory words uses to describe a person.
My gripe is "terminological inflation", comparable to folks using the "slavery" tag for a dead-end job. It does no good and only does harm imo ... by removing the gradations between moral extremes. Jmo. cn