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Date Posted: 22:19:25 09/16/07 Sun
Author: Deep Diction
Subject: Re: Is an ethnic slur an ethnic slur, even if it isn't?
In reply to: Lynx 's message, "Re: Is an ethnic slur an ethnic slur, even if it isn't?" on 22:13:01 09/16/07 Sun

>>The PC movement uses massive amounts of coercion. Dare
>>to disagree or offend and you may be fired, kicked out
>>of school, or the target of multiple lawsuits. It is
>>an enemy of free speech and hence incompatible with a
>>truly free society.
>
>Like you, Rom, I must come down on the side of free
>speech. Always.

Always? What if you were black, and your boss said loudly, "Boy, they sure have been hiring a lot of n***ers around here lately." Would you be offended? What if your boss said that while you were applying for a promotion, and you didn't get the position? Wouldn't you think that would imply you were being discriminated against, even if it wasn't explicit?

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