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Re:Why We Took Cocaine Out of Soda by twerquie on Thursday January 31, 2013 @02:20PM (#5146777)
That's fascinating. Goes to show that decontextualization is the ultimate disarming of a slur. Abstaining from the word completely leaves it loaded with hateful power.
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Re:Why We Took Cocaine Out of Soda by shardling on Thursday January 31, 2013 @02:34PM (#5146867)
Don't take that too far -- it's certainly absolutely never a defense for using a particular word. If there are people who'd prefer you not to use it, just don't frickin' use it.
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Re:Why We Took Cocaine Out of Soda by illuminate on Thursday January 31, 2013 @11:08PM (#5149145)
"Abstaining from the word completely leaves it loaded with hateful power."

The persons in power can not do not and will not recontextualize racist terminology on their own.

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