Since whites, in particular, tend to get hung up on the "slur double standard," suffice it to say that I don't think anyone should use racial slurs. However, I don't think it is ANYONE'S right to tell blacks or anyone else what they can call THEMSELVES and EACH OTHER. There are blacks who don't think even blacks should use the "n" word. That still doesn't give nonblacks the right to be so "confused" over its use that they start to use it.
If whites wanted to go around calling each other "h*****," that's their business and I won't be like "well, would you get offended if I said it?" Why the hell would I WANT to say it? Do I NEED to say it?
I think we've already established that the coach was an inappropriate idiot but we can't CLAIM that he was racist. That's all this thread should really accomplish because the "n" word debate, in my opinion, is not to be had with the GC masses.
Sorry, T La Rock, LL killed it. 
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