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How would one formally describe being socially able to say something otherwise considered derogatory on the basis of one's membership of the group towards which the purported derogation would be directed? For example, "I don't like Chinese food—it's OK, I can say that because I'm Chinese."
TV-Tropes terms this phenomenon "N-Word Privileges", but I (obviously) wouldn't say that in any kind of formal setting.
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How would one formally describe being socially able to say something otherwise considered derogatory on the basis of one's membership of the group towards which the purported derogation would be directed? For example, "I don't like Chinese food—it's OK, I can say that because I'm Chinese."
TV-Tropes terms this phenomenon "N-Word Privileges", but I (obviously) wouldn't say that in any kind of formal setting.
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How would one formally describe being socially able to say something otherwise considered derogatory on the basis of one's membership of the group towards which the purported derogation would be directed? For example, "I don't like Chinese food—it's OK, I can say that because I'm Chinese."
TV-Tropes terms this phenomenon "N-Word Privileges", but I (obviously) wouldn't say that in any kind of formal setting.
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How would one formally describe being socially able to say something otherwise considered derogatory on the basis of one's membership of the group towards which the purported derogation would be directed? For example, "I don't like Chinese food—it's OK, I can say that because I'm Chinese."
TV-Tropes terms this phenomenon "N-Word Privileges", but I (obviously) wouldn't say that in any kind of formal setting.
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