
Why the N-word is so toxic
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The End Word Is a Trip Wire for Academics
Many academics would not mention the title of dick gregory's memoir. The end word is a trip wire for a lot of academics who maybe need to use it, or have occasion to use it when they're actually quoting something. We need to be very attentive to facts, even facts that we view as ugly. And so, you know, i did not like it when that documentary was made a about james baldwin. I am not your negro. That's not what he said. He had a purpose for how we use the term. and i don't think this bolderization, i think that this cover up, this denial, is bad. It is tampering with our
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