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In reply to the discussion: "I hate niggers. That is all." [View all]hexola
(4,835 posts)53. Censoring preserves the word's power...
Lets not do that...
Lenny Bruce used to do a great piece on this...
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I wonder how many convictions can potentially be overturned as a consequence of that
MADem
Dec 2014
#142
Really? You've not heard of "Them's fightin' words"? Denying the power of words is ridiculous.
WinkyDink
Dec 2014
#25
I agree...Every word can't be defused by repetition -- Some can, most can't, IMO. n/t
whathehell
Dec 2014
#80
I'll take a wild guess and say it's mostly white folk think this word should be repeated
LawDeeDah
Dec 2014
#99
I don't know of any data that suggests it's a belief of any particular race..
whathehell
Dec 2014
#154
So what? You are for blacks not to be offended proceeds black having historically offensive words
seabeyond
Dec 2014
#100
People would realize precisely what Harper Lee meant if they printed this: N*****
Nye Bevan
Dec 2014
#81
you don't seem to grasp the difference between a post on DU and a work of literature
cali
Dec 2014
#86
You thuse it regularly...? Or is it possible that you require specific qualifiers prior to using it?
LanternWaste
Dec 2014
#198
I believe DU'ers are educated and well-aware. Your reasoning is specious. Why not edit?
WinkyDink
Dec 2014
#24
I said it once, in reply to somebody who suggested that you might be Black.
stone space
Dec 2014
#199
I would usually agree but right now (and hopefully an extremely limited future)
Live and Learn
Dec 2014
#9
I don't like it either, but historically DU has said its ok if quoting others. I think if we are
stevenleser
Dec 2014
#85
There are many but here is one that has recently made the news for being vile:
Live and Learn
Dec 2014
#10
That is what the guy said.....that would be like taking it out of Tom Sawyer...
VanillaRhapsody
Dec 2014
#13
True. It's nothing more than rationalizing its use. Not surprising at all.
LanternWaste
Dec 2014
#204
Being shocking is rude, people don't want to be shocked by random posters on the internet. nt
bemildred
Dec 2014
#31
the one thing we have....SHAME THEM....thats why you don't sugar coat it....
VanillaRhapsody
Dec 2014
#153
John Crawford III's last trip to Walmart was about 5 miles outside Montgomery Co.
CincyDem
Dec 2014
#29
Ah, so screw poor people, DU is only for people who can afford home internet?
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Dec 2014
#74
The people who get to choose how to use words that have been used to dehumanized them
gollygee
Dec 2014
#77
all the cops that dehumanize black folk - that is what they think. just not all of them say it. nt
ellenrr
Dec 2014
#88
Would everyone who insists the word should be used in the title and is black
CBGLuthier
Dec 2014
#92
Im sure the officers involved appreciate your efforts to have their words censored.
hexola
Dec 2014
#129
People are so offended by the word, they forgot to get mad at the cops. Weird.
Comrade Grumpy
Dec 2014
#121
"At least I know where you are coming from now. But then again I have known all along."
Comrade Grumpy
Dec 2014
#140
You then believe no one is angry and frustrated with the cops? Cool blinders you wear...
LanternWaste
Dec 2014
#208
Please delete and repost at Discussionist, where it will be better appreciated.
stone space
Dec 2014
#134
Sadly, quite a number of the few remaining racists out there are still pretty open about it.....
AverageJoe90
Dec 2014
#149