New York bans racial slur


	New York bans racial slur

MFG07

3-1-2007 1:30 AM

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politics, words

MFG07 says:

The word has practically become an antecedent in the gangster rap influenced subcultures. It will be difficult for widespread and ongoing enforcement... but it's a step forward.
A term of endearment is a stretch; it is used as a general term for people(s) one comes in contact with...

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  Racial slur banned in New York
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The resolution to ban the so-called "N-word" is largely symbolic as it carries no weight in law and those who use the word would face no punishment.
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But it reflects a growing unease that the racial slur is now part of everyday conversation and that the taboo against its usage has been swept away.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6406625.stm"><P>
For many years the "N-word" has been used by young African Americans who have appropriated it as a, perhaps ironic, term of endearment. 
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Now, other ethnic groups have started to use it in a similar context, and those who insist it should be banned are growing increasingly outraged.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6406625.stm">
The New York City resolution was sponsored by Councilman Leroy Comrie, who says the "N-word" was derived solely out of hate and anger and that its meaning cannot be changed.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6406625.stm">
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