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Answered the post I made? The post that you quoted didn't ask a question. What question do you think you answered?

If I "did not mean to use those words." What words?

"explain or retract them." Explain or retract what?
Seems pretty simple to me..and I am the one that supposedly has poor comprehension.
According to Webster, the definition of “answered” is “to speak or write in reply”. There is no prerequisite of an interrogative…a statement or action is just as easily answered. If you insist...let me refresh your memory:
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But the fact is, Foxworthy can use "redneck" on TV because a large majority of the population find it acceptable. Right or wrong, it's an observable fact.…
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Your logic is quite flawed. "Nigger" was completely acceptable to a large majority of the population when I was growing up. Right or wrong, an observable fact. I guess if we let that be our standard for discourse, it would still be used to describe about 15% of our population and would still be perfectly appropriate for TV too…
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Your comprehension really isn't great...
BTW, IMHO It seems to me that either racial slurs are permissible or not. If you justify one...you are making the case that all are justified.
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