02-13-2022, 06:58 PM
On the n-word, I would add that there is a tradition of groups appropriating insults. Think of the LGBTQ community adopting the word “queer”, which was an insult when I was growing up, or country music adopting “redneck”. Both of those are words that I wouldn’t direct at someone, but members of their respective communities are free to use it.
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