http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6406625.stm
Can I say just how STUPID I think a law banning the N-word is, even if it has no legal effect? Not only is the Constitutional question looming, this is the work of a ridiculous generational conflict between a prior generation that understood the word as a perjorative and a new generation that sees it as self-referential. Parents can tell their children not to call each other N-----; the government should not have to. The next NYC city ordinances will, if this trend is followed, be "pull up your pants," "wear hats forwards," and "do not rap using any profanity." the ability of people to change words and give them new meaning is precisely cultural evolution at its best: the N-word is being "salvaged," in a way, from its traditional meaning. And 50 year old city councilors should leave it alone.
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I am disappointed in you, liuco. In my opinion, there can be no "resurrection" of such a hateful word. It's time we do away with it.
i dunno about the generation gap idea man~ to take an example from our perspective: sometimes it's funny when asian people make asian jokes, but i still feel a little bitter no matter who tells it.
i'm sure it screws with your head if you're addressed by an insult on a regular basis. especially when you have to accept it or look like a prude.
but ... yeah i dunno if government is the place for this~
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