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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't discussed it and our oldest is 12. Our kids don't use bad words though. I will say that our 3rd grader knew the n-word, which I was surprised about.[/quote]

So you just don't want to be bothered to explain to your children the history of that word? Because they'll never have to deal with Black people? I am shocked the DCUM population is this unbelievably obtuse. [/quote]

Everyone should know the history of the word in this country.  The word negro was turned into the ugly word n@gger used to demean Black people especially during slavery, civil rights movement and other racists tried to keep them down.

Show your kids the pictures of the White people holding hate signs with the word on them when they tried to desegregate Southern schools.  Listen to the famous MLK speech

Explain how Black people changed the word and kept it for themselves.  How racists still use it as a hate word by putting “er” on it.

Why wouldn’t you teach your children?   I wouldn’t count on the schools to do a good job.

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