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"Whatever exists, whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent. These anonymous creatures may seem little or nothing in the world. Yet the smallest crumb can devour us. Any smallest thing beneath yon rock out of men's knowing. Only nature can enslave man and only when the existence of each last entity is routed out and made to stand naked before him will he be properly suzerain of the earth."
Posted by: Alien Zulu
i would understand if you guys had just said "you guys can't use the word responsibly so you're not allowed too"
Actually, I've seen many people use said word responsibly without getting in trouble. I think what Steve was trying to say was that it was easier to say "You can't use the word" than "You can use the word, but only if you don't use it as an insult." They'd probably have people complaining that they did not mean to use the word as an insult if that were how they worded the rule. Basically, if you are using the word responsibly, the mods won't care. If you're using it irresponsibly, you'll get in trouble, and the rule will be cited.
it's just that i read these preachy posts telling us that it is no different than using a racial slur and it should be completely banished from the english language. like the "big N word." i mean in my mind, and most other peoples, that word is unnacceptable in all circumstances. so if the "little n word" is just the same as the "big N word" then it makes me wonder why they would use it themselves, ever.
Perhaps I am misinterpreting Recon, but I believe he means the use of the "little n word" as a derogatory statement, much like how the "big N word" is used. If everyone used the "little n word" responsibly, and never used it as a derogatory statement, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion, that rule would not be up there, and Recon would probably not have put up that rant. In short, it's not the word itself that is the problem, but how it's used.