# Does the cancel culture need to extend this far?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cancel-culture-need-to-extend-this-far/969311>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 8, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cancel-culture-need-to-extend-this-far/969311 "2022-08-08T15:23:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-cancel-culture-need-to-extend-this-far/969311/128 "2022-08-09T19:24:16Z")

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> [@Omar\_Little](#):
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> There is an unwritten rule that it’s okay for African Americans to use the term and it shouldn’t be considered offensive

It’s almost as if

> [@Omar\_Little](#):
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> Context is everything, even here.

And to quote someone else,

> [@I pit Novelty Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/103):
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> I wouldn’t want to count the number of times I’ve seen this in the wild,  
> “How come _the blacks_ can use that word but I can’t call _the blacks_ that word?”  
> Emphasis mine.

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