Good intentions, bad idea
A town's mayor changes his mind on an attempt to ban the n-word by law.
As destructive and distasteful as I find the word, this was a bad idea even if it was fueled by good intentions.
A violation would have been punishable by a fine up to $500.
We should squeeze the life out of this despicable word by choosing not to use it, not by levying fines for using it, and not by violating the First Amendment.
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As events at Guiflord College show, the word apparently becomes venomous to a greater degree when preceeded by the prefix "sand".
Posted on January 26, 2007 9:02 AM
I guess the black stand-up comedians would be paying lots of fines if they did a routine in this town.
Posted on January 26, 2007 9:07 AM
Will they ban someone calling students "slave" and "slavemasters"??
Posted on January 26, 2007 9:11 AM
It will be interesting to see if the black guys who are being charged will use as a defense that when they use the word it has a different meaning, like many have claimed in the past.
Maybe they'll claim they were careful to end the word with "as" instead of "ers" as they were yelling.
Posted on January 26, 2007 9:59 AM