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Should OU suspend basketball players for useing "N" word on national TV?
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<blockquote data-quote="RidgeHunter" data-source="post: 2726544" data-attributes="member: 4319"><p>Conveniently ignoring context really isn't that simple. Hyperbolic example: there's a big difference in the word "kill" as it stands alone and a credible death threat.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've heard many white stand-up comedians use it. I saw Louis CK use it several times live in front of a 2,800 person audience and he's currently a huge celebrity with huge media presence. He uses it on cable TV all the time...he has red hair and freckles. I've had white teachers say it. I've seen white guys in bar bands sing it while covering classic country songs. I've used it many times. I could go on and on. </p><p></p><p>But yeah, let's just pretend the lynching context of the frat boys is the same exact thing.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://kfor.com/2015/03/23/ou-players-overheard-using-racial-slur-on-tv-during-post-game-celebration/" target="_blank">http://kfor.com/2015/03/23/ou-players-overheard-using-racial-slur-on-tv-during-post-game-celebration/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RidgeHunter, post: 2726544, member: 4319"] Conveniently ignoring context really isn't that simple. Hyperbolic example: there's a big difference in the word "kill" as it stands alone and a credible death threat. I've heard many white stand-up comedians use it. I saw Louis CK use it several times live in front of a 2,800 person audience and he's currently a huge celebrity with huge media presence. He uses it on cable TV all the time...he has red hair and freckles. I've had white teachers say it. I've seen white guys in bar bands sing it while covering classic country songs. I've used it many times. I could go on and on. But yeah, let's just pretend the lynching context of the frat boys is the same exact thing. [URL="http://kfor.com/2015/03/23/ou-players-overheard-using-racial-slur-on-tv-during-post-game-celebration/"]http://kfor.com/2015/03/23/ou-players-overheard-using-racial-slur-on-tv-during-post-game-celebration/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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