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Oprah, for instance, still cant get past the n-word issue (or the nigga issue, with all apologies to Ms. Winfrey). I can respect her position. To her, its a matter of acknowledging the deep and painful history of the word. To me, its just a word, a word whose power is owned by the user and his or her intention. People give words power, so banning a word is futile, really. Nigga becomes porch monkey becomes coon and so on if thats what in a persons heart. The key is to change the person. And we change people through conversation, not through censorship.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:30:38 +0000

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