So she said Niger (extra g).......so what? I happen to agree with the late-great George Carlin's point of view on the subject of "Bad Words"
".... It's the context that makes them good or bad. The context. That makes them good or bad. For instance, you take the word "Niger." There is absolutely nothing wrong with the word "Niger" in and of itself. It's the racist a-hole who's using it that you ought to be concerned about. We don't mind when Richard Pryer or Eddie Murphy say it. Why? Because we know they're not racist. Their Nigers"
I sure wish we were as focused on people's actions as we are their words. We'd be a helluva lot better off.
Last edited by WilsonFourTwo; 08-19-2010 at 09:31 AM.
Reason: Edit: Proves the point....the "N-Word" gets filtered out......
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