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Date Posted: 15:25:51 02/28/02 Thu
Author: Su
Subject: Re: The word ni**er
In reply to: Wakener 's message, "Re: The word ni**er" on 02:08:02 02/28/02 Thu

>
>It is ironic and interesting that in advocating the
>banning of the word, you must use it twice yourself.

Here here...but asking saleem to apreciate that irony will be lost.
>
>I find it interesting that in the discussion on the
>show, nobody mentioned slurs directed at
>others--different ethnicities, professions, sexual
>orientations, and so on have their own buzz words, yet
>these were never uttered on the show.

Did anyone realize that this showed aired on the last possible airdate for Black History month? That's why.
>
>How about this one--? They keep on referring to it as
>the most reviled word in our language, yet it may be
>uttered on broadcast TV. Outside of "Scared Straight,"
>I'm not aware of certain less-reviled words being
>deliberately so used without a fine attached.

I think the only reason they were able to do it was because they had the warning message before the show, and before they would come back from commercials.

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Re: The word ni**er -- Wakener, 18:15:31 03/02/02 Sat
- Re: The word ni**er -- Dave, 01:31:11 03/04/02 Mon
  - Re: The word ni**er -- Wakener, 03:07:49 03/06/02 Wed
    - Re: The word ni**er -- Dave, 19:03:03 03/06/02 Wed
      - Re: The word ni**er -- Wakener, 15:09:28 03/09/02 Sat

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>> >>It is ironic and interesting that in advocating the >>banning of the word, you must use it twice yourself. > >Here here...but asking saleem to apreciate that irony >will be lost. >> >>I find it interesting that in the discussion on the >>show, nobody mentioned slurs directed at >>others--different ethnicities, professions, sexual >>orientations, and so on have their own buzz words, yet >>these were never uttered on the show. > >Did anyone realize that this showed aired on the last >possible airdate for Black History month? That's why. >> >>How about this one--? They keep on referring to it as >>the most reviled word in our language, yet it may be >>uttered on broadcast TV. Outside of "Scared Straight," >>I'm not aware of certain less-reviled words being >>deliberately so used without a fine attached. > >I think the only reason they were able to do it was >because they had the warning message before the show, >and before they would come back from commercials.
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