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I'm not a native speaker. Man would I feel uncomfortable meeting you at a party. What do you even think of Elvis?
Why?
I'm not in the habit of being mean to people that don't deserve it. If it was you and other non-native speakers I would take my time to explain.
dansup isn't that he has a lot of power and actual black people who created the language asked him to stop. So it's not at all a similar situation.
What phrase or word did he say that offended them and provoked then to tell him to stop?
I'm an old white dude that cares about my African American friends, and tries to use my Caucasian skin powers for good. However some words work their way into general American culture from its subgroups. I think if people use lingo respectfully then there's little harm. However there are some taboo words and pejoratives that should not be used.
anything said after the "However" negates anything said before it.
so try harder ig