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In college warm and sunny days equal loitering of kneegrow folks. That’s the general stereotype. I fall into it and I happened to be loitering this particular 60 degree in the Midwest. In a crowd of the limited minorities on my campus I was scolded by a professor for saying the word the five to six letter word-depending on the spelling-that kneegrows call each other. I was a little offended by her scolding me to say the least. I took offense, not to her obvious disgust of the word but to her ignorance of the other foul language that came out of my mouth and the others. This is the basis for the article. I simply have the thought that it is a waste of precious to formulate an argument against that one word when there are equally offensive words being said.

I believe that in that case the teacher should have taken offense to all foul language that was said to totally rectify the situation of the word not being used. I think that people get so bound by words. My mother tells me “It’s not what they call you, its what you answer to!” In thinking on this situation I cannot help but to think why did she ignore the other obscenities. I have an answer. She just wanted to be a part of the conversation. She was feeling a little left out sitting forty feet away from the group.

I once heard a poem that gave the history and explained the negativity of the “N” word. Later that night I ran across the same author calling her associates a “B”. This to me is a little odd. In the event this word is uttered partly from my lips I am shunned by young ladies. I think this is flawed and irrational. To excuse one swear and not the other is ludicrous to me. This for me is the equivalent to excusing someone drug dealing and getting mad they stole a car. This is also comparable to not being troubled by foul language but If I say “in the name of Jesus”! “No”, I yell as emphatically as I would a call on the field! This injustice must cease.

I propose these solutions to the problem at hand.

1. Every person be able to use the words they want

2. Be equally disgusted in every word that is uttered from my mouth

3. Mind your own Business!

4. Allow men to use “B” with out interruption if it is warranted.

So what is it going to be?

Let me know what the deal is?