re: Maddie Scharfenstein, Sage Ryan and double standard of the "N-word"

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asked if the Marines were shocked to hear him say it, and that it should be equally offensive and shocking to hear in ANY context, be it from a general officer or a rap song, and that it had no place on a Marine base or PT field.

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This. The fact that the story became about disciplining an upstanding OIC trying to do the right thing is a sad state of affairs.

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our sorry arse commandant fired him for cause anyways, and that was that for a general that very well may have been a four star some day.

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And the military brass wonders why recruiting is down. Don't get me wrong, I'm very proud my wife and I served (USAF), but I'm equally glad neither she nor I are active duty any longer. The status quo is untenable and NOT focused on unified warfighting.