Is "Thug" nickname racist?

[BALLERSTATUSMCG]

I've had black people tell me that is code word for something else

 

[TheIrishPsycho]

I'm going to say, maybe.

 

[UL]

Yes my amigo

 

[IDGETKTFO]

 

[Kuggk]

I've had black people tell me that is code word for something else

Don't lie and you are really bad at trolling.

 

[somocjcsom]

wow...didnt think this needed a thread...sensitive ppl in 2017..smh

 

[Dana_is_your_GOD]

Someone alert Woodley

 

[BBMN]

If you're using it to low-key dog whistle, it is.

She is not.

 

[Otto!]

Nowadays about half the dictionary has the potential to offend someone.

 

[BoD 2.0]

No. But it's racist of you to even ask the question.

thug
THəɡ/
noun

1. 1.
   a violent person, especially a criminal.
   synonyms: ruffian, hooligan, vandal, hoodlum, gangster, villain, criminal; More

 

[Mangar]

These days 1/2 the english language is racist to butt hurt liberals.

 

[truthisfreedom]

I've had black people tell me that is code word for something else

Fighters choose their own nicknames TS.

Surely you know that, being a long time fight fan and all, right?


Or are you just trolling?

 

[ThatGuy7698]

Tyron, is that you?

 

[ChildoftheCorn]

It's not racist but I associate the term heavily with Black musicians and their culture. I grew up listening to Bone Thugs N Harmony, Mo Thug, Slim Thug, the song Thug Passsion, etc.

 

[weed]

thugs, not drugs.

 

[SVG]

 

[BALLERSTATUSMCG]

It's not racist but I associate the term heavily with Black musicians and their culture. I grew up listening to Bone Thugs N Harmony, Mo Thug, Slim Thug, the song Thug Passsion, etc.

fsho dog

 

[myjohnson9]

It's only racist If it was Tyrone thug woodley

 

[Better Every Day]

I've had black people tell me that is code word for something else

CAGEPOTATO.COM: First of all, who gave you the nickname “Thug”?

Rose Namajunas: My neighborhood friends. When I was little, I was the only white girl, I was smaller than everyone else, and for some reason I just acted harder than everybody else — just fearless, you know? So they kind of dubbed me that because of the intimidating scowl I always had on my face. That’s what gave me that name.

http://www.cagepotato.com/interview...charm-and-her-invicta-fc-5-fight-this-friday/

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So if it was Rose's black neighborhood friends that originally gave her the nickname "Thug", it seems to me that blacks would not have a good case with regard to calling the nickname racist. (Plus, it may perhaps be relevant that Pat Barry's mother is African-American.)

On the other hand, people from India may have a better case with regard to not liking the nickname...

CODE SWITCH: WORD WATCH
What A Thug's Life Looked Like In 19th Century India
November 18, 2013
LAKSHMI GANDHI
https://www.npr.org/sections/codesw...-life-looked-like-in-nineteenth-century-india

"Some historians now argue that the Thuggee Cult was in many ways an invention of the British colonizers as a way to better control India."

 

[Maletherin]

Nope, not at all.