I'm trying to figure out how this word can be so powerful. When I was a kid, we were taught the saying, "sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me." So, if anyone called us a name, we would say this to let the other person know that their words have no power over you. So how can this old word still be so powerful. Surely not every black person is a history expert and can explain the historical ramifications of the word as a reason for being offended when a white person says it. Now there is a movement to ban the word. Ban a word? How can this even be thought as a rational solution. Wouldn't it make more sense to teach people not to be offended by words?
Serious answers only, please.
2006-12-07
03:01:18
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