Listen, it's enough, enough, enough already with the n-word. Below is a sampling of two diaries posted today on DKos, one of which used the n-word, with all of its toxic, uncensored power, twice in the title of the diary. The other ambushed me from the rec list, of all places.
Keep in mind, this is what I read in my first three minutes on DKos tonight. I apologize for abusing the guidelines for quoting, but, under the circumstances, I hope you will forgive me. These are, most definitely, NOT my words.
You have heard the expression "Uppity Nigger", right?
When I responded with confusion to his question, he stated: "you're not supposed to be sitting with the niggers."
These are the "uppity" nigger sentiments; that black folk should know their place.
Commentators and pundits appear on supposedly respectable media outlets and speak in these terms and I keep hearing the same thing: Barack Obama is an uppity nigger.
When I hear these ideas articulated by supposedly respectable people in traditional media outlets, what I really hear is that Barack Obama is a house nigger.
"I ain't votin' for that Uppity Nigger - might give the rest of 'em the wrong idea."
They have found another way to signal Uppity Nigger to the racists.
Listen, I am a flaming liberal who absolutely supports freedom of speech. But, I cannot say or type this word; it makes me that uncomfortable. Now, I would never ask DKos to censor its diarists in the name of protecting my delicate sensibilities. What I am asking is that the diarists themselves stop and think about how their words impact other people.
I don't care if the authors are black or white or somewhere in between. The n-word, for many people, is a source of great pain. I don't want to start an argument about it here. No more crap about taking away the power of the word. I don't want to recycle tired lines about Black people using it or the n---er versus n---a version. I just want you to know that each and every time I see this word in print it feels like a blow. It hurts my heart.
Please know that whatever wisdom was apparent in your diaries was lost to me as I read them. It was lost in the cloud of anger and frustration that I felt from what I perceive as exploitation of a provocative word to draw attention to your diaries.
Now, the title of this diary is 'Enough with the effing N word already!'. Notice, how I didn't have to spell it out for you to know what I meant by effing?
Someone once said that profanity is the crutch of a weak comic. Using the n-bomb in your diaries is way past weak.
UPDATE: I edited a bit to take a little heat off the intro.