
Why the N-word is so toxic
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Is the in Word Used for African Americans a Controversy?
In your work, you've talked about people like lindon johnson who was famous for using the in word quite liberally. Yet he signed laws that empowered the very people the word refers to. How do you square that? I i don't square it. I embrace the er contradictions. In fact, in the in he i talk about lindonjohn son,. And oneandi, i give the example when lindonJohnson was right on the cusp of nominating thorgood marshal to be the first african american on the supreme court of the united states. He's talking with someone, and the person says, well, you know, you could nominate
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