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Niggardly? In my dictionary, between the word "niggardly" and it's definition, it says "often offensive". Do you know why it says that? Because it is. Because gookly and beanerly are also offensive. My people, the northern europeans, have not been enslaved (except by Bush) for hundreds and hundreds of years. The effects have worn off. The same is not true of black people. I have black friends who are still treated like crap for no other reason but they are black. That's leftovers from slavery. When racism stops, then maybe white people can say words that are or sound like nigger, nigga, nigro, etc. Right now, their anger is justified. I have no problem saying "fuck you" to anyone of any race, gender or creed, but using racial slurs isn't appropriate.
That being said, asking someone to resign for saying "niggardly" is the real racism in this case. While I never use the "n" word, if I did and someone were to try and get me fired for it, I would rightously defend myself. It's a word. Yes, it's offensive, but it's just a word. It can only hurt you as much as you let it hurt you. If italians had a slave name for germans, then I'd not care one bit. You see, I've never been a slave. My ancestors were, but I am not.
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