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I disagree... It's the same thing as saying "the n word" to me. You're still telling someone the word and it shouldn't matter in this instance, because they're

I disagree... It's the same thing as saying "the n word" to me. You're still telling someone the word and it shouldn't matter in this instance, because they're reporting on what was said, written, or done. Context and intent matter. If a single word causes so much outrage, you need to look at who exactly is getting offended. I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of black people don't find offense in it being said at all - again, if you give them the context. Just telling them "BBC guy said the word!" is a bit disingenuous.

corin_ 6y ago
> It's the same thing as saying "the n word" to me The difference IMO is that one is a reminder to anyone listening that they should never use that word, whereas the other is a normalisation or hearing it. I'm certainly not an expert on this subject though, and being white myself I take my lead in this area, and on this story, from non-white people who I know or who I follow in politics/media/etc. I can't speak to how the majority of black people on the UK feel, but definitely plenty of them understood the context and were still very outspoken against it. Here's one high profile example (the one that arguably made BBC back down) https://news.sky.com/story/sideman-quits-bbc-over-use-of-racist-term-in-news-report-12045515 https://news.sky.com/story/sideman-quits-bbc-over-use-of-rac...