whispering sikhs: race religion and politics

I'm going to go ahead and say that the poster is literally just a reference to a very good john lennon song. and i think that as an english major and a guy who grew up in a family that didn't allow "bad words" i can never really be for the striking of a word from use. it goes to peoples freedom to express themselves. in this case the word is pretty much historical at this point, playing a major role in african american identity and the freedom movement in the united states. i understand people not wanting to be exposed to the word, perhaps because they feel its directed at them, but i feel like when we can't even examine the word then things are going way too far. to understand it we need to be familiar with it. if we dont, not only may we forget the word, but the mistake of it's creation. and then we are doomed to create another such word. lets actually try to enlighten ourselves, rather than get caught in cages. thats just my opinion though, and clearly an unpopular one to have.

http://www.racialicious.com/2011/10/13/theyre-going-to-laugh-at-you-white-women-betrayal-and-the-n-word/#more-18483