Reply #30: That word didn't just re-appear. [View All]

It's never gone away. It's meaning and use have changed. You hear it from African-Americans in every medium. Frankly, I'm sick of the adulation to the contumelious effect of this word. A racist is a racist-just a swine perpetually yearning for slop to slosh in. if we have to pretend that the "n-word" offends us, or upsets us forever, it's going to grow tiresome. I don't care if someone drops an N bomb. I'm certainly not going to waste time and energy hoping that a word becomes ostracized. Why give that much more power to it?

I will not respect, abide, assist, or tolerate racist behavior, nor will I bequeath my considerable arsenal of awesome alliteration upon the plebeian practitioners of prejudice. Simply said: Fuck em. It doesn't effect me, hurt me, or even upset me. If someone wants to hate me, let them. IF someone wants to harbor hate in their heart, it's their problem. Not ours.

Look at Michael Richards. Who was hurt by his actions? Himself. The worst thing a racist can do is reveal his true thoughts. Far be it from me to stop them, or even discourage them. I will judge them. But I'm not going to waste a minute of life letting it upset me or anger me.