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4chan was doing it specifically with a six letter racial slur that's unrepeatable.


Since you're so afraid to use the word 'nigger' here's a book by a Harvard law professor you should probably read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger:_The_Strange_Career_of_...


I guessed correctly: the author belongs to the one racial group for whom it's politically correct to use the word.


Better safe than sorry, there are enough people who think context doesn't matter.


So what's going to happen if you write "nigger" that you're so unwilling to write it? It's not like you'd be calling someone a nigger, you'd be using it in a clearly informative manner,


My understanding is that some folks have gotten in trouble anyway. Good luck to you!


I don't care to find out.


not really. it started with the word "penis" for the original "campaign" but since a single word was obviously ineffective the meme improved.




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