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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-08-08 04:00 PM
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138. it's not about the level of disgust
The thing about the n-word is that it is used on a black person simply because of the color of their skin. The thing about the w-word is that not all women are prostitutes. Like the word a$$hole, it is an insult based on certain behaviours (or should be) - the act of selling your body, your integrity, your principles. etc. for either money, fame or power. As such, it is a word that is also applied to males, for example, by the Horse - MediaWhoresOnline.

Secondly, if people are threatened with losing their jobs for things they say outside of work, then speech isn't very free is it?
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