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Originally Posted by shakran
And for the record, I'm with Tecoyah on this one. Take note, since as y'all know I don't generally agree with his decisions in this forum. But he's right on the money here - this was not a liberal vs. conservative thread, and it was nothing short of petty trolling to bring that up.
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The entire purpose of this thread was to discuss whether the use of the "N word" was always offensive. I'm merely pointing out that there is a double standard. If the word or even a non-racist derivative of the word is used by somebody with a (R) after their name, they and every other (R) is automatically racist in the eyes of some. But if somebody with a (D) after their name uses it, despite their long-standing bigoted positions (for example, his denial that there are ANY homosexuals in West Virginia, and his position as a Klan recruiter), the (D)s will immediately jump to his defense, saying "oh, he's apologized, so it's OK". Either that, or they'll say "well, it was a long time ago, and he's changed", when I know that as recently as 2001 he used the "N-word" in an interview with a national news organization.