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    New Dogs Name

    I want to call the newf (big black dog) Nigger and my wife has said no



    now before you go off on one i was namming him after this for those who dont know

    Officer Commanding 617 Squadron's 1943 raid on the Ruhr dams it was his dog !

    so would you call your dog nigger or not

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    We're planning to get a Newf later in the year when we've finally moved house!!!

    We're planning for a black girl and are going to call her Catalina (after a place in Newfoundland)

    Otherwise... Brown Boy called Branston (like the pickle! )


    I've just asked if we can call him / her nigger instead and am now nursing a sore ear so no, apparently 'we' wouldn't
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    Quote Originally Posted by milldog View Post
    so would you call your dog nigger or not

    Graham
    Hmm, not really. Can't see myself standing in the middle of the park in town shouting "Oi nigger, come here!!" - could substantially reduce your life expectancy
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    Quote Originally Posted by Darren A View Post
    Hmm, not really. Can't see myself standing in the middle of the park in town shouting "Oi nigger, come here!!" - could substantially reduce your life expectancy
    we could call you dangerous Dave

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    I would but then again I dont live in the UK

    But apparently "nigga" is ok Nigger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    or you could call him N'for and clarify your choice when asked "what does N for mean ?"

    Ill go and get my coat ;;;bye

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    Quote Originally Posted by Divingchef View Post
    I would but then again I dont live in the UK

    But apparently "nigga" is ok Nigger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    or you could call him N'for and clarify your choice when asked "what does N for mean ?"

    Ill go and get my coat ;;;bye

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    Nigger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"Nigger" was famously the name of a Black Labrador [39] belonging to the RAF Second World War hero Wing Commander Guy Gibson. The dog died before the 617 ...
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    Cool... great idea, but I doubt you'd get away with it...good luck though
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    I say that is a great idea*





    * only if you also move to St Pauls in Bristol or Brixton.


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    It's all well and good having a very good reason for the name if you end up being questioned by the police about racism, but a group of offended youths may not ask your reason, they might just dish out their own justice and even if they do ask first, whether they'd listen to and accept the reason is another matter.

    Seems like an unnecessary controversy to me. And what was acceptable in 1943 isn't so now, just as Robertsons had to get rid of the Gollywog.

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    NO

    As I'm sure you know, the word nigger stems from the Latin 'niger' meaning black (as in the colour, not the race). The French word 'noir' and the Spanish 'negro' are modern derivatives.

    Back in the 'good old days' when Guy Gibson called his dog Nigger; the word, in the UK at least, didn't have quite the perjorative meaning it has now.

    As far as I'm concerned, it's probably the most offensive word a white person could use, in any situation. And it's the only word I never use, apart from academic discussion.

    Knowing you Graham, I'm sure that you'd like to use the name for your dog as a tribute to the Dambuster's usage (it was also used as a code word for the raid). Sadly, I think it would be unwise to use the word now.

    The whole argument about the use of 'nigga' in modern black culture is something that's best left for black people to persue.
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