links18
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There was a discussion on the use of this word by white comedians the other day on a cable news network show. One white comedian said that white comedians shouldn't be barred from using the word--they should use it in order to strip it of its power. This idea was unanimously rejected by the black panelists who said that white people are just going to have to get over not having control over the use of the word. White people just need to accept that they don't control everything and that it is black people who have the power to determine when the use of this word is appropriate or not. I suppose the same point could me made about athletes. It was an interesting discussion.