# Not enjoying the n-word coverage.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 15, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-enjoying-the-n-word-coverage/819635 "2018-08-15T03:43:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-enjoying-the-n-word-coverage/819635/41 "2018-08-21T21:07:22Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> If they said it before it was widely known to be offensive, or even a short while afterwards as people were adjusting, that is a different thing.
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> But it’s the 21st century. That word, when actually used, means you are a racist. Period.

First off, the word was offensive and known to be offensive 50 years ago, 100 years ago, and 150 years ago. I can find you books from 1860 that say, “Hey, thats offensive to blacks”.

It’s not like people who used it in 1960 didn’t know it was offense to blacks. They just didn’t care. People who use it now still don’t care.

Second, how is there any doubt that Trump is a bigot?

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-enjoying-the-n-word-coverage/819635/42 "2018-08-21T22:27:52Z")

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Ever read Huckleberry Finn aloud in your English class?

I’m not defending Trump, I’m criticizing the criteria by which anybody might be judged. Context is everything.

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