At 07:51 AM 1/5/2010, Justin wrote:
>Skip, I see your point, but you present a problematic and exceedingly
>dangerous analogy -- you are suggesting that "nigger" represents a certain
>set of behaviors?  The term was/is applied -- as far as I can tell --
>regardless of behavior.

Historically, of course, you're correct.  Things HAVE changed a lot 
in the last few generations.  Although there are certainly still 
people who embrace the term purely on ethnic grounds, I would argue 
that such usage is more often driven nowadays by reaction to 
behavior, rather than simple skin color.

You might not buy that argument, which is fine with me.  It appears 
that we agree on the larger point. 

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