[sammy.1999]

You have got to be kidding me! THAT'S your solution? Its not even a PC matter. Its a matter of having morals and decency. It should not even be a matter of HOW hate words are used, or trying to defend WHY someone said it and in what context, just that they shouldn't even be a part of your vocabulary IN THE FIRST PLACE. I understand how you can make it 'ok' in your own mind if you are not part of a minority group, but that doesn't excuse blatant ignorance. When words are used against a minority group, whether it be race, nationality, sexual orientation, age, etc., it usually is because you do not have the ability either in your knowledge or moral fibre to be able to talk about a particular subject without lowering to basically name-calling. Most of these threads I have read based on this subject seem to be trying to find a way to justify how the words were said. Easy solution....abolish them from your vocabulary. Speaking as a part of a minority group, I hope the youth of today can get it into their heads that there is absolutely NO REASON to ever digress to using hate language as adjectives in their verbage.