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In reply to the discussion: To the Fuckety Fuck Squad -- Congratulations on your success! [View all]planetc
(7,811 posts)I do think that a lot of the posts here rather prove my point about the social control the FFS tries to impose, and am therefore encouraged by the number of people who liked the OP.
For those who thought I was asking for censorship, or self-censorship, I didn't and I wouldn't. I was asking, and still am, for a little (linguistic) discipline, for the sake of allowing a few more thoughtful respectful posters to feel comfortable posting here on DU.
If a number of us want a different social tone, I don't see why we shouldn't say so, and also follow up with the kind of posts we want to read.
And a final thought on James Baldwin. He was a great writer and thinker, a brave man, and I recommend that we all spend less time worrying about that to call African Americans, that is, worrying about how to talk about them, and much more time talking to them, face to face, or by reading their books. They speak for themselves superbly well.