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[quote=Anonymous]They problem is that kids are sponges. One day I heard my seven year old bopping down the stairs saying something that sounded like "nicka, nicka" . I realized what he was saying, and even though I could tell he had not the slightest clue what it meant and had heard it in a song somewhere, I went to town on him. He has a habit of wanting to "play around" with "cuss words" for a while to test boundaries, and I just couldn't let him get the "muscle memory" on this one.

It was really difficult trying to even explain why it was so bad to a small kid and to convey the idea of just how hateful it is. After a long discussion about racism, hatred, why some people still use it,etc, I just had to look him in the eye and say "you're white, you can never use it in any context, and you're going to be in massive trouble if I ever hear it coming out of your mouth again"

It's only a matter of time before he really comes in contact with it again as we're approaching the age where I can't really police what music he listens to, what other kids say, etc. Most of the black people I know think it's low-class and would rail on their kids if they heard it, but teens will do whatever to shock their parents and rebel. If I hear it coming out of a teen's mouth or an adult's mouth, I think less of you, like I think less of anyone of any race who constantly drops the f-bomb, mother-effer, etc. it's not empowering, it's classless. [/quote]

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