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Morgana LaFey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-07-07 04:21 PM
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268. But you see, it's NOT appropriate to respect those points of view
that harm others. It's just not. You are demanding "respect" for your LACK of respect -- however unintentional -- which harms whole classes of people. That's just wrong.

Your argument is that it's okay for you to call black people by tne N word, and the rest of us need to merely respect that as your opinion.

What you suggest is a wonderful way to remain civil and avoid arguments; it's a horrible way to build a society.

Yeah, people ARE entitled to their own opinions, but they're not entitled to take their bigotry out in public. THOSE opinions need to stay at home, unspoken in the wider world.
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