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Old 08-18-10, 10:37 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by ETR3(SS) View Post
I'll say this, Dr. Laura hit the nail right on the head. It's nothing more than a word and by making it ok for one race to use it in everyday conversation, and not another is racism.
It's precisely because of racism and its long, ugly history in our society that the word in question is likely to be received as more or less offensive depending on who says it.
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