To: MikeinIraq
You tell us. You KNOW that word is offensive to some and certainly catches the attention of those willing to use it against Conservatives and the like.
It's the name of the character under discussion. No, I really didn't know I couldn't say it. If I were to refer to someone in such a fashion, which is the pejorative, I could understand your indignation.
You know just about everyone reads this book between the ages of 8 and 12.
So...children read this book, including the character's name, in type...but when discussing the character, I'm supposed to refer to him differently. I get it. I'm abiding by it at this point. I still disagree.
84 posted on
05/22/2005 10:22:31 AM PDT by
Eeper
To: Eeper
< No, I really didn't know I couldn't say it. >
No, you can say it and did. You're just having trouble accepting the baggage that comes with using it.
90 posted on
05/22/2005 10:27:07 AM PDT by
GOP_Proud
(...stumbling across Bill Bennett on the radio is like bumping into Socrates at Starbucks.-K.Parker)
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