[gohan2091]

GiRTh, I have not left the forum and done a run for it. Why would I? I came on here a few days ago and noticed my last 3 long posts (which you obviously didn't see) have been deleted, along with everyone elses and the thread was locked so yeah I left. I checked today and it's been reopen but my posts have not returned. I can't be bothered to retype what I said.

To the user who said calling someone stupid and calling them a ****** are very different .... my stupid example was for children. Children call each other stupid on the playground. This is the same concept to adults, just a different word used. So people are acting no different from children in this matter.

I appreciate that when a black people hear the word they feel more emotion than white people but where were you all when the word was first used? Those people many years ago who were slaves have a right to be offended but most of you here are new age people, the word shouldn't mean the same, the emotion shouldn't be as strong.

I agree with bananarama completely. We are adults, we should set an example to children around us, not cry when a word is used, whether its ******, or another word. If someone thinks something about you there is nothing you can do about it, banning a word won't change their mind. When someone calls you a name, whatever name that would be, you have two choices, you can either flip and show you have taken offense, of you can ignore that person. I prefer the latter because I know better, because I am a stronger than the person who said an offensive word.

Must I stress again the phrase many children are taught... "sticks and stones may brake my bones but words can't hurt me". I am not a completely white person, I am more black than white and my dad is full black.

I would like to ask all black people here, what the N word means to you personally. Note, I am not asking what it means to the black community, I am asking for your own personal thoughts.