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Old 09-23-2014, 08:30 PM   #735
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N is much more than bad language. I wish it wasn't used so much in hip-hop too, even by bands I admire like The Roots. I understand that context is important, but this is an ugly word.

Interestingly enough I was just thinking about the n-word today on my run whil I was singing along to a hip hop song. I wonder if my son will even think it's a big deal, and if he doesn't, hasn't the African American community done its' job by taking the word back and repurposing it, or are you suggesting that some words are left dead and buried?
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