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[–]spelllingchamp 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Martin Luther King used the Ne*** word in his "I have a dream speech". It was politically correct back in the day.

[–]NodeThis is my flair. There are many like it, but this one is mine.[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

It's interesting that no other race flips out over the common term for their race. With jews it's being identified at all, but the great ape is particularly touchy over terminology, because any term ultimately still refers to them as themselves.

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'Japs' and 'Chinks' are considered slurs now as well.

Edit: 'Paki' too now I think.