"Jay Beckman" wrote in news:rCFbh.39$un3.18
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See my point above. If you aren't experienced with the subject, you
shouldn't be casting aspersions at all.

Sometimes it's difficult to determine whether a term is derogatory or not
when the people who use it don't use it in a derogatory manner. I have never
heard a pilot on here use the term "bugsmasher" in a way that would be
insulting. So I can't begroan Manic for using the term.

Someone else hit the nail on the head: He knows just which
questions to ask to spark debate.

You'll get no argument from me there. I've been saying that for some time
now.

I assume you mean Black-on-Black use of the "N" word? Do you know what
it means when one African-American calls another by the "N" word?
Having grown up in Detroit, Michigan (making me a part of the user
group, trust me), I can give you a clue: It isn't a racial thing...

When my 11 year old son watches a movie where a Black man is singing proudly
about his heritage using the "N" word, is he supposed to inherently know that
it's not really a term that glorifies the Black man's heritage?

and I've said my peace. So I'll shut up about it now to prevent another
MX thread from evolving into prosperity.

OK, so I lied.