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Date Posted: 10:25:42 02/27/02 Wed
Author: Su
Subject: Re: The word ni**er
In reply to: Josh 's message, "Re: The word ni**er" on 00:21:39 02/27/02 Wed

Here Here!! Well Said.

>I agree. People have every right to use the word, no
>matter how ugly it is. Creating a law that bans its
>use is [a] impossible to enforce and [b] a violation
>of the First Amendment. You can not legislate morals.
>There are many words that shouldn't be used, and good,
>decent people do not use them. However, discussion of
>the actual context and origin of the words can
>increase understanding and decrease the misuse of
>words in ways that are upsetting to others. The best
>stance that people can take is to lead by example by
>being tolerant of the differences of others and
>teaching understanding rather than ignorance.
>
>>Even though I think it is a very bad would and that no
>>one SHOULD use it, that doesn't mean that people don't
>>have the right to use it if they wish to. Unlike
>>yelling fire in a crowded theater, its not causing
>>immediate phyisical harm, so you cant really ban it
>>because of that. Otherwise, people have the RIGHT to
>>say anything they want to which means banning the word
>>would be illegal anyway. Again, I personally don't
>>like the word's use, but that doesn't mean people
>>can't legally use it.

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