It's a style figure; i.e. a choice an author makes, in order to convey their intent most clearly. It's artistic freedom to choose whether or not to use it. I do

It's a style figure; i.e. a choice an author makes, in order to convey their intent most clearly. It's artistic freedom to choose whether or not to use it. I don't see what purpose your insistence on delineated rules on when to use what words serves. I for one found the article more authentic in the way it was written, vs if they would have used 'racial slurs' or another generic term.