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Date Posted: 16:04:25 09/16/07 Sun
Author: Lynx
Subject: Re: Is an ethnic slur an ethnic slur, even if it isn't?
In reply to: SleepingHare 's message, "Re: Is an ethnic slur an ethnic slur, even if it isn't?" on 15:13:17 09/16/07 Sun

>If they were forced to change their name due to
>lawsuits or government pressure I wouldn't like it,
>but as a business decision it sounds smart.

I would certainly agree with that assessment, although I think we should all be more cognizant of the fact that words can mean more than one thing. I believe that, given enough time, every word will eventually be an ethnic slur. Sort of a corollary to the old 15 minutes of fame thing. lol.

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