re: #592 Aceofwhat?

take it one step further…why is anyone looking for justification to use slurs at any time for any reason, in the first place? it’s an entirely dishonorable line of thinking, IMHO.

i don’t care if i COULD logically use the n-word, or any other -word. i WON’T, and i suspect you feel the same way. what escapes me is how anybody fails to perceive this issue clearly? it’s not complicated…

Yep. It reminds me also of the BNP’s ‘Golliwog’ campaign here in the UK. “Just because we are BNP members who have a golliwog pinned to the front of our van, doesn’t mean we are racist. We just think they are charming toys - mementos of a bygone age…”