[split] The word 'Nigger' and other slurs

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*Kay helicopters in for some comic relief*

The whole ixnay on the word nigger took a most fantastic turn, when a really famous candy, now called "Kisses", had to take the word nigger out. (The candy was of course called "Nigger Kisses" before.) Well, when our largest department stores had a Christmas sale on these and when the register scanned the product, the name that popped up on the receipt was "neekeri" instead of "pusu". Whoops..!

Aah, negerkyssar, jag kommer ihåg att jag åt sådana när jag var liten. Kallas numera "mintkyssar", tror jag



Anyway, as some people have already pointed out, it´s the intent behind using a word that is the most important. If someone I know takes offense with me using a specific word and asks me to stop, I would of course stop using it. At least when he/she is around.

It´s another thing entirely to try and forbid me from using it. That´s called censorship and has no place in any modern society.

Respect for others has always had a place in all societies, respect is a word less popular than the N word, when we lose respect for others, regardless of speech freedoms, we are driving our society to a lower level, a level we really do not want to reach.

GC