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In 2005, I saw an angry letter to a newspaper because their children's movie review didn't mention that one character called another character a "faggot." The movie critic was incensed over the idea of watching for individual bad words, saying it was antithetical to properly reviewing a movie. At the time, I recall thinking, "You'd have been just as up in arms as the letter-writer if he'd said 'nigger.' Your real objection is that you don't think 'faggot' is as bad."

When I see arguments today over "brain worms" or "blacklist" or whatever, I think back on that argument. You can argue over what words are or aren't as bad as "faggot." I don't have any problem with "blacklist" myself, and I don't avoid it or argue with anyone about it. But don't act like you don't have your list of bad words. You're only arguing over what's on it.
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