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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry, maybe I'm going to come accross as super naive...but how does a child, even at Beauvoirs 3rd grade level, know that word?  I never heard that vile word until I was at least in my mid-teens.[/quote]

other children at school
neighbors
random people yelling something on the street/metro/bus stop/store/etc. (Have you ever walked around the Wisconsin & Albemarle corner after school lets out at Wilson?)

It could be [u]anywhere[/u].  And if the child had never talked with his (or her) parents about the word (which is entirely possible for a child of that age) that he wouldn't even truly understand how incredibly offensive the word is.[/quote]

I have had conversations with my son about this word and others, and it's entirely possible a kid uses it after hearing it without knowing it's grossly offensive.  Anyone who hears a kid use this word should view it as a learning opportunity, not immediately make judgments about the family.[/quote]

Exactly.  If I heard a child I knew use that word, I'd tell him (or her) that he shouldn't talk like that.  I'd step in and correct at the moment, but I'd also tell the parents so they could have a full conversation.  I certainly wouldn't assume that home was where the child learned to talk like that![/quote]

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