posted March 02, 2007 05:58 PM              

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Ummm, why? The majority of people who use are of color and its not really done offensively. When someone says "My n___" they usually mean "my boy" or something like that. What happened to freedom of speech anyways?

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true dulce, freedom of speech is fine, but theres a violent history in this country linked to the word "n*ggr", and out of respect, people generally shouldn't say it, and also think back to Michael Richards (Seinfeld - Kramer) tyrant using that word, its used quite unauspiciously, and characterized with threats and violence.

Theres a history to this country, dulce (and everyone else), and i thought you would've been respectful of that. And actually for real, i'm glad there banning it in New york, very glad, because i want to live there in a nice condominium and shop in designer shops, and i would be so hurt if a store clerk, stylist, lobbyist, whoever, would call me out of my name like that, and i'm sure another sophisticated, distinguished coloured person as myself would feel the same.

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posted March 02, 2007 06:08 PM              

infringing on our freedom of speech. words are subjective, this is orwell's world rearing its ugly head.

posted March 02, 2007 06:09 PM            

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Theres a history to this country, dulce (and everyone else), and i thought you would've been respectful of that. And actually for real, i'm glad there banning it in New york, very glad, because i want to live there in a nice condominium and shop in designer shops, and i would be so hurt if a store clerk, stylist, lobbyist, whoever, would call me out of my name like that, and i'm sure another sophisticated, distinguished coloured person as myself would feel the same.

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Oh no, no, no, no Neptune. I don't think you're getting me. I am verrry aware of the history of this country....I did take Social Studies in school thank you very much. I am trying to say that its ridiculous to ban it when the word is still used but most times its by a person of color and not as it would've been used in times past. I already explained it here:

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When someone says "My n___" they usually mean "my boy" or something like that.

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The N word has evolved into something totally different for people of color from what it was in centuries past. And I for one am glad because to me its like a big middle finger to all those bigots who want to use it to keep us down. If you disagree that is fine but I'm telling you that the majority of people who use it in NY are of color themselves (and not offensively) so its kind of ridiculous to ban it now when they could've done so fifty years ago when it was used offensively.

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true dulce, freedom of speech is fine, but theres a violent history in this country linked to the word "n*ggr", and out of respect, people generally shouldn't say it, and also think back to Michael Richards (Seinfeld - Kramer) tyrant using that word, its used quite unauspiciously, and characterized with threats and violence.

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Yes, I am ****** with what that man said but I got my satisfaction with the fact that he's been crucified by public opinion and probably won't be able to make any comeback in Hollywood again. I'm trying to say that its our word, why should we be banned from using it??

posted March 03, 2007 07:32 AM              

oh and thank you for clarifying dulce, and honestly, if people still use it their not going to be punished, so people probably aren't going to stop using it, BBC stated that it was just symbolic and not really an actual law.

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