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The word nigger is not offensive in and of itself - it depends on the context in which it's being used. However, the historial context of the word does rouse some intense emotion from black people. Like Richard Pyror said: "People use the word nigger to describe their own wretchedness."
The word nigger - when placed inside a historical context - means a lazy, no good, untrustworthy black person - and it often encompasses criminal acts, aswell. Nowadays, though, young people throw it around colloquially.
My point is this: shouldn't ignorant, stupid people be allowed to use the word? If it's banned, how will we be able to identify these racist morons and subject them to intense ridicule?
Stopping someone who wants to use the word from using the word will only allow them to savour their ignorance and hatred for other occasions (it could in fact allow them to intensify their feelings for more personal occasions and cause them to commit violent acts against black people).
No word should be banned. People should be educated on the usages of certain words and why certain words shouldn't be uttered; they should not be prevented from being allowed to say them. Let ignorant people be ignorant - that way, we can have more fun laughing at them for the insensitive pricks they are.
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