Held hostage by a single word

One day, I'm going to write up my policy on the feebleness of allowing ourselves to held hostage by the dead legacy of any single word - the kind of haplessness that makes for vacuous non-stories just like this.

In the meantime, here's a tip: when someone calls you a nigger, the absolute, hands-down, best response is to laugh (or sneer, your choice) and say "So's your mother."

(Cross-posted.)


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