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Re: Neil Finn/Crowded House
In a message dated 08/19/1999 2:24:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
howe.38 at osu_edu writes:
> The same as many african-americans refer to themselves wit the "N" word,
that
> doesn't mean you should feel free to use it too.
>
Except, as a general rule, the "N" word would not be used by an
African-American when he/she is speaking to someone of another ethnicity.
NZers however, because there is no bigotry associated with the term "Kiwi",
have no problem with using the word freely.
Steve
oncleboo at aol_com
np: OtR - "Besides"
"Talking nonsense is man's only privilege that distinguishes him from all
other organisms." -- Fyodor Dostoyevsky