The heated debate continues over the firing of NYT science writer Donald McNeil for uttering the most infamous word in the entire English language :McNeil’s ouster came nearly two years after the incident that precipitated it. While chaperoning high school students on a pricey trip to Peru, the science reporter responded to a question from a student about whether one of her classmates should have been suspended for using the n-word. In the process, he uttered the offending syllables himself.Sacre Bleu! The “n-word”!! The Times dismissal was not without its customary sanctimoniousness:"We do not tolerate racist language regardless of intent,"...