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Haha, wow.
kstar, that is a very, very simplistic way of looking at things. Personally, I would love to hear the n-word eradicated from everyone's vocabulary as well, because it's an ugly word that's hard for me to hear. However, that's not my decision to make. There are plenty of women who feel the same way, for example, about the words "bitch," "slut," and "ho," all of which I use to affectionately refer to my female friends even though I would be irate if some guy called them that, even as a joke. One of my friends and I recently had a discussion about throwing around the word "slut" -- it makes her uncomfortable, I don't mind it. But it's a complex issue that involves reclaiming the word and making it less painful, and there are similar issues with the n-word. It's not simply a "double standard," and I don't think that's a particular hard concept to grasp. (Then again, I've contemplating changing my GC sig to "WHAT DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT 'HISTORICAL CONTEXT'?" just about every time a racial discussion flares up, yet people still seem to find that pretty difficult to grasp, too.)
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