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Rush Limbaugh language question

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johnbasalla

A friend of mine said the Rush Limbaugh recently used the N-word. I asked him if he heard him say it. He said he did not, but it's been reported.
I told him I find that hard to believe given the toxic evil associated with that word. If he did say that, even in jest, that's really bad. Due to the legacy of racism, that word needs to be avoided as much as the F-word is avoided when talking about that subject. However, whenever someone tells me they read or heard that (name-of-person) said something surprisingly bad, but didn't actually hear it themselves and in what context, my "what's-the-truth detector" goes up. So, did Mr. Limbaugh actually lower himself and use the N-word?
 
johnbasalla said:
A friend of mine said the Rush Limbaugh recently used the N-word. I asked him if he heard him say it. He said he did not, but it's been reported.
I told him I find that hard to believe given the toxic evil associated with that word. If he did say that, even in jest, that's really bad. Due to the legacy of racism, that word needs to be avoided as much as the F-word is avoided when talking about that subject. However, whenever someone tells me they read or heard that (name-of-person) said something surprisingly bad, but didn't actually hear it themselves and in what context, my "what's-the-truth detector" goes up. So, did Mr. Limbaugh actually lower himself and use the N-word?
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Are you talking about actually using it in casual conversation, or simply uttering it in the context of a discussion about freedom of speech. Personally, I object to hearing it used to describe a human being, but I also find referring to it as the "N-word" in a discussion of speech to be equally as offensive. I use that euphemism myself to avoid controversy and distractions, but frankly I think the euphemism is far more objectionable than just repeated the word.

The N-Word only has power because we give it power. If it wasn't treated like it is treated, it would lose its power and disappear from the lexicon.
 
I have no idea how Mr. Limbaugh used it, if he did use it. I rarely listen to him, preferring the deeper thinking, and less schtick-driven talk on "The Dennis Prager Show". I'm just trying to find out.
 
I would expect that if he did use it, it would have been in the context of repeating it from someone else. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't throw it out to describe any person, because that would be his "Imus moment."
 
Talk_Dude said:
The N-Word only has power because we give it power. If it wasn't treated like it is treated, it would lose its power and disappear from the lexicon.
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I have been making that point for years. Words mean things when we assign them. Like calling someone a racist. It has been tossed around so glibly the past 20 years, it has lost it's true meaning.
 
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