http://bucketguild.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=8698
there's your thread you were looking for, azelma.
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"It's the suppression of the word that gives it the power, the violence, the viciousness..."
I'll disregard the unintentional double entendre that Dooj may get.
No, that word was given power by the hatred that fueled a time in history where some thought they were better than all others.
My stance on it is this: Use it at your own risk. You cannot anticipate everyone's reaction to that word because it still has the power of hate behind it, and that in turn triggers fear. Yes, there are some that don't find it offensive, but how many can say it's without a condition?
Whomever thought up the current idea of using that word to lessen the power of it was an idiot. It just stirs up more debate concerning the topic while a bunch of people scramble to be the cool kid or the klu klux kid using it. It's pointless either way. It was safer as a word of hate, because then anyone who loves their neighbor would decry the usage, as there would only be one way to use it, with hate and fear.
It's not "cool" to use it. You're just feeding a debate that's thoroughly enjoyed by people who use it and then say "but they say it too!" to deflect anger, or mask their own hatred.
Why overcomplicate it? Change is good, in
some cases. Not this one. If you'll pardon the double entendre, it's a lot simpler to call a spade a spade. If it was a "suppressed" word, you could easily identify who you should avoid in life when you heard it.
You just fell into the trap of believing that it was for acceptance because that's how it was sold.
