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Originally Posted by WilsonFourTwo
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.
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While I appreciate your point (and that is an excellent Carlin performance, I can listen to him non stop) there are some words that just need to go away. That is one of them.