spade = derogatory term???????

p8ntman442 · Post by **p8ntman442** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:17 pm

So at work today, Im in my bosses office, and this black lady comes in and were talking about this manager who called a guy an asshole, and how the manger is in trouble. I say, well sometimes you just have to call a spade a spade. When the black lady (african american, fellow co-worker, whatever is politically correct right now) left the room, my boss was like YOU FUCKED UP! I was like what???? He says that "spade" is a derogatory term for a black person. I had never heard that before, so I apologized to the lady and she had no idea either. I meant the remark "sometimes you have to call a spade a spade" as in "if the shoe fits" or literally sometimes you have to call an asshole an asshole.

Anyone ever hear of the term Spade being derogatory b4?

whipped · Post by **whipped** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:40 pm

never. :scratch:

cliff · Post by **cliff** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:48 pm

yup heard it many times. check out the racial slur database http://www.rsdb.org/?2

but when used as "call a spade a spade", it is NOT a slur. your boss is a paranoid, politically correct, jesse jackson fearing, everyone hug and make up, dipshit.

DiggityBiggity · Post by **DiggityBiggity** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:54 pm

Whatever... fuckin get over it... I hate PC language...

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:12 pm

Just don't try to tell him about the chink in the armor.

whipped · Post by **whipped** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:23 pm

cliff wrote:yup heard it many times. check out the racial slur database http://www.rsdb.org/?2

but when used as "call a spade a spade", it is NOT a slur. your boss is a paranoid, politically correct, jesse jackson fearing, everyone hug and make up, dipshit.

hahaha "americunt"

donk_316 · Post by **donk_316** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:42 pm

Glass Nigger / Arabs / If an atomic weapon were to go off, sand niggers would become glass niggers.

p8ntman442 · Post by **p8ntman442** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:03 pm

cliff wrote:yup heard it many times. check out the racial slur database http://www.rsdb.org/?2

but when used as "call a spade a spade", it is NOT a slur. your boss is a paranoid, politically correct, jesse jackson fearing, everyone hug and make up, dipshit.

Nope just a dinosaur

MiZer · Post by **MiZer** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:05 pm

i keep thinking shovel, not spade as the card suit..

heh.. spade.

whipped · Post by **whipped** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:15 am

MiZer wrote:i keep thinking shovel, not spade as the card suit..

heh.. spade.

Do you own a spade?

Fastback86 · Post by **Fastback86** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:49 pm

I own a hoe.

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:08 pm

Bitch better have my money.

EBSB52 · Post by **EBSB52** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:19 am

cliff wrote:yup heard it many times. check out the racial slur database http://www.rsdb.org/?2

but when used as "call a spade a spade", it is NOT a slur. your boss is a paranoid, politically correct, jesse jackson fearing, everyone hug and make up, dipshit.

Yep, context and intent is everything. I don't know the origin of it, but it wasn't originally racial, just made that way by some people. I don't think you should be chastised for the use that way, as I use it too.

EBSB52 · Post by **EBSB52** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:21 am

stimpy wrote:Just don't try to tell him about the chink in the armor.

Bahahahahahaah. Never thought of that context before. :salute:

EBSB52 · Post by **EBSB52** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:23 am

Fastback86 wrote:I own a hoe.

But is your hoe a spade? :scratch:

teamlseep13 · Post by **teamlseep13** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:32 pm

i always thought a spade was a racial term for a hispanic person...not a black person...but whatever,

product1620 · Post by **product1620** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:30 pm

people take this racial shit tooooo seriously, everyone needs to watch more dave chapelle, and chill the fuck out; you don't see me flipping out if I hear someone say "honky". :afrocool:

The Dark Side of Will · Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:30 pm

Yeah, but what about cracka?

teamlseep13 · Post by **teamlseep13** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:44 pm

hell cracka makes me laugh....but you wont see me using nigger in a bad way, unless im joking with my girlfriend(half black)

Fastback86 · Post by **Fastback86** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:52 am

teamlseep13 wrote:i always thought a spade was a racial term for a hispanic person...not a black person...but whatever,

You're thinking of "spic," not "spade."