[Wrecked944]

Targa911s

No worries. You just stepped on a sore nerve. Almost nothing on this planet pisses me off more than censorship. And while I typically agree with the left (or at least the libertarians) on many issues, we radically part company when it coms to free speech.

I take the Freedom of Speech waaaay too seriously to accept the idea of "black only" words and "white only" words. To deny people the use of particular words based on the color of their skin is utterly fascist IMO and undermines any effort at equality or justice. I used the 'n' word because it was abhorrent and then said so in the very same sentence.

So I'm sorry if I jumped all over your case. If it helps any, I didn't say it to a black man...and probably wouldn't since my meaning would get lost in the negative power of the word. I said it to a white man to equate his discrimination with an easily understandable form of discrimination. And invoking the ugliest example I could think of made it (I hope) easier for him to understand.