> Not saying n*gger in polite company isn't censorship, it's just good manners.
Is this not polite company? Do you think adding an asterisk makes a significant difference?
I'm black myself, do I get to say it? Could the question be more complicated than you're making it out to be?
edit: I mean - MCNeil at the NYT was quite literally doing what you just did: discussing whether certain language was acceptable or should be punished. Imagine being fired for this post two years from now. I don't care about McNeil in particular (the US is an "At-Will" country, workers have no real rights, he's a privileged guy), but the state of free expression right now is bizarre. The fact that it comes when old (and most of new media) media is more consolidated than it's ever been is not coincidental.
Is this not polite company? Do you think adding an asterisk makes a significant difference?
I'm black myself, do I get to say it? Could the question be more complicated than you're making it out to be?
edit: I mean - MCNeil at the NYT was quite literally doing what you just did: discussing whether certain language was acceptable or should be punished. Imagine being fired for this post two years from now. I don't care about McNeil in particular (the US is an "At-Will" country, workers have no real rights, he's a privileged guy), but the state of free expression right now is bizarre. The fact that it comes when old (and most of new media) media is more consolidated than it's ever been is not coincidental.