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Originally posted by Nathans_Dad
Why is it so tough for people to simply say that using racial slurs is not right PERIOD and quit making excuses for certain parties?
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It's not so black and white (pun intended). There are different levels of wrong.
The "n" word just happens to be, for historical reasons, the ultimate racial slur, the atomic bomb of racial slurs. When used with malice, it conjures up a lot of historical ugliness that no other slur can.
I think there would be outrage in other contexts, too. If Will Smith went ballistic and lost control during a standup and started went on an explitive laced tirade against a hispanic, using "spic," "wetback," etc., it would be on the news. It would be surprising. Just like it's surprising to see loveable Kramer go off like that.
Racial slurs just don't really work against whites. Here in the US, there just isn't any historical context to give them any meat. They may still be wrong, but just not anywhere near as wrong.