Chink, Gook, Spic, Nigga, Camel Jockey
 

Do you think that racist terms and other generic degrading terms in part gain momentum from the fact that people give them creedence?

i.e. If gay people just laughed off or ignored "fag" every time they heard it instead of getting offended, would it lose potency and power? Would the same hold with any other racist term?

Does the fact that people are visibly shaken by racism and racist terms perpetuate their power and existence?