re: Dear Slate: My Black Son Sold “N-Word Passes” to His White Friends

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The reason people want N word is not because of racism. They just don’t like being told what to do or can’t do.

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fricking Bingo.

Same thing with the rebel flag. Same thing with the “parental advisory” music when you are a teen.


Making something taboo makes it alluring.
Telling people they can’t do something pretty much ensures they are gonna at least try