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retarded
stupid
(I think these two come from 1) being called them as a child and 2) being a teacher and not wanting my students to use them).
The "n" word. I think this is the most reprehensible word in the English language.
What is sad is that people think it's totally okay to say. I worked at a school that was predominately hispanic (say 60%), then african american was about 35%. The african american students would walk around to and say (in front of little kids) to their friends "hey nigger what's up". I was absolutely and positively appalled!!!! I was appalled that they were 1) saying it as it is a word that "wrong" 2) saying it in front of little kids. I can't even put into appropriate words my complete horror of hearing people say this word. By using this word I feel like we have set ourselves back 100 years and I'm not even african american!!! There has got to me irony in this somehow.
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