re: Should Cooper have been fined for the slur?

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but it also doesn't mean you can go around derogatory phrases, especially in anger toward an African American, and expect everyone to be okay with it.

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I think this is an important point. The way he said it was clearly angry, stating he would fight everyone of "them." If he got caught saying it in a more playful, happy way like "Man thats my ----ah over there!" I dont think he would be getting the same backlash (he would definitely be getting some, though), at least not from me and the blacks I associate with.

Not saying its right or wrong, but thats just the way it is.