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In reply to the discussion: AL teacher admits telling students to turn the n*gger tunes off after they played Tupac in class [View all]Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)46. Absolutely, complete racist. I just found the comment
"someone dumb enough to use that word" a bit ironic considering Hip hop culture uses the word superfluously.
I hate it. I don't buy the whole "we're taking the word back".
It's crude, it's demeaning, and it's wrong. Much like the word "retard". These are mean nasty words.
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AL teacher admits telling students to turn the n*gger tunes off after they played Tupac in class [View all]
yuiyoshida
Jan 2018
OP
But you're saying she should be fired before getting the protection and due process she has
Blue_Adept
Jan 2018
#37
Poor kids were being taught by someone who is stupid enough to use that word out loud...
ExciteBike66
Jan 2018
#10
That isn't the reason she was suspended, and you know it. Using a racial slur is unacceptable for a
still_one
Jan 2018
#26
IT is not used in the song, if she wanted a reason she could have used that drugs are mentioned
lunasun
Jan 2018
#40
NO no just that putting that in the thread on assumptions .... Sorry maybe I used it incorrectly
lunasun
Jan 2018
#45
I said that because this is just one of countless stories I've seen since the election.
Initech
Jan 2018
#53