No, the dictionary is not a defense. It is a reality, and that is no bunk. And, the word is “considered racist” only by race baiters and those who have been conditioned to consider it racist by an overabundance of political correctness. If more people actually knew words and definitions, we would be less likely to fall prey to those who have been so successful at dividing us.
Most people use “white” and “black” when referring to the Caucasian and Negro races, for obvious reasons. If, at some point, a race hustler sees an advantage in hustling a particular viewpoint on using those two descriptive words, I have no doubt there will be some who will be sucked in by it as well.
Leftists use that strategy to play on ignorance in order to divide people and advance their agenda. You are correct, so much of the divide and conquer strategy began in the sixties.
The same strategy is being used by those promoting the leftist homosexual agenda right now. The word “homosexual” is becoming “offensive” to those who prefer to be called “gay”.
I don’t go out of my way to use words to offend people that I know are genuinely sensitive to the use of a particular word. But, we need to understand exactly why and how some of the “sensitivities” that are dividing us as Americans came to be, and to be aware of the machinations and manipulations that are behind it.
This non-issue of the Shanklin CD, is a prime example of making a mountain out of a molehill by skewing it into an “issue” to suit the political desires of some person or some group.
You can rationalize all you want. The fact is the word Negro is not used today in any way then an insult. It is racist. I want to fight for conservative principles. I have no desire to defend a stupid song which should never have been written or aired by Rush...Certainly not given out by any RNC official. Let’s try to be the smart party for a change.