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Old 01-06-2011, 10:22 AM   #5
mariogolbee
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Default Re: Mark Twain, Huck Finn, and the Great PC Revolution...

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Originally Posted by CigarNut View Post
I gues it all depends upon what you call PC. Requiring teachers to use purple ink to grade tests because red and green have too many "connotations" of right and wrong is crap. Changing the grading system so that no one gets an F is crap. I can go on and on.

Not using the "N" word is not an issue of PC -- it is one of courtesy and respect.
I agree with everything you just said with one minor exception. Not using the "N" word is out of courtesy and respect, as well as PC. It would seem that we're mostly on the same page here. I did not see that so clearly earlier and I now applaud you.
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