# "Run, Nigger, Run" At first I thought this song was disgustingly racist, then I read more...

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**Created:** [November 26, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-nigger-run-at-first-i-thought-this-song-was-disgustingly-racist-then-i-read-more/604191 "2011-11-26T22:52:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-nigger-run-at-first-i-thought-this-song-was-disgustingly-racist-then-i-read-more/604191/21 "2011-11-28T20:57:22Z")

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Well, he really is the most widely-known and mainstream singer who made a dangerous, criminal image part of his mystique. There really aren’t many other examples to use. But the point still stands.

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**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-nigger-run-at-first-i-thought-this-song-was-disgustingly-racist-then-i-read-more/604191/22 "2011-11-28T21:48:26Z")

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> [@Argent\_Towers](#):
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> Why?
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> What _should_ we do about this song? Destroy all the copies of it?

No. It still has historic value and even if it didn’t I’m not much for censorship. I just strongly disagree that the song isn’t racist and I don’t see any need to pardon the singers for their contribution to the casual racism of their time period.

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