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>> i think words do have meaning and words have history and we cant divorce words from their context. thats why its hard 400 years later for white people to use the n word and it not be seen as deeply entrenched in a white supremacist legacy. black people have used the word in ways that have been different, for redemptive purposes for ironic purposes and also sometimes for painful purposes. its said that martin luther king jr was looking for andy. he said little niggar where have you been? we wo...

Easter bunny and eggs and everything. >> the easter bunny is a religious sign, after all, having died for our sins. >> thats right. one parent says this is absolutely not right. take a listen to this guy. >> i believe this is against the constitution. its just against the separation of church and state to allow the flyers to be distributed by school officials. >> upset that the kids got the flyers coming home. heres a quote from gray lipper, take a listen to what he has to say. he says, it would...

To that you say what? >> my response to that is stop projecting. youve got her father, youve got her husband. why does everybody think they can project into, as jeff says, this kind of stealing away the familys rights here. she is dead. >> youre taking it out of context. >> one at a time. >> she is dead. she is a cadaver. its ghoulish what you people are talking about. >> sunny, what about that? if she has told her husband, i dont want to be on a ventilator, im a trained paramedic, i know what i...

That conversation. i doubt the fact that they would have the conversation in this context. thats why i -- >> arent you projecting yourself into what she wants? >> no. context matters. we dont know what she wants. >> how can you say that? >> one at a time. >> its very difficult for women to talk about this without projecting ourselves. any of us could find ourselves in that position. >> thats right. but the issue is, who decides? we have the people who love her most in the world, the people who k...

Understand. if this mother knew she was pregnant and going to be in this situation, she would do anything to bring that fetus to life. >> that is right, she may have actually changed her mind in this situation, we dont know that. >> well, we do know that this is someone who is a paramedic. her husband said shes had this discussion. her father said shes had this discussion. and now ive got two females here. i know im going to be accused of not having a uterus again. >> there you go, mark. youre c...

She might have actually changed her mind in this situation. we dont know that. >> go ahead. the doctors saying she might have changed her mind. >> questiwe do know this is som who is a paramedic, her husband and father say shes had this discussion and now i have two females here and i know im going to be accused of not having a uterus -- >> here you go, mark, youre crossing the line. >> but the fact remains that she did have this discussion, unless youre calling the father, the husband liars, an...

This woman is dead that her wishes dont matter. >> context matters. >> yes, context matters. this is an abortion debate. and its couched in the end of life -- >> thats ridiculous. and the point is i think this is the point that the doctor is making as well. the decision and the discussion was not made in this context. context really matters, especially when youre talking about advanced directives and youre talking about a pregnant woman. >> okay. >> and its a hard decision but we have to look at...

And read, just to speak to zacharys point, to a certain extent, how far removed from societys norms is the locker room culture? >> i think there is a locker room culture that is fraternal. that is different than, say, the way you might treat somebody at a dinner party. context matters. however, when you look at incognitos history of abusive remarks to coaches, to officials, when you look at the racially charged language that he has been using here, i think what incognito has done has gone beyond...

Abusive. there are a million of other things he could have called her that is equally as abusive. this is not what they had in mind when they came up to this. if a white boss had said this to her, it would have been an entirely different discussion. >> why is it different? >> context does matter. the n-word is used in different ways in different places. >> its a racial epithet and hateful language. it always is. yes, it always is. theres a bright line there. >> you think its hate speech always? ...

Word. can the court decide that? >> to the extent it constitutes a hostile work environment. and clearly the boss is being abusive. there are a million of other things he could have called her that is equally as abusive. this is not what they had in mind when they came up to this. if a white boss had said this to her, it would have been an entirely different discussion. >> why is it different? >> context does matter. the n-word is used in different ways in different places. >> its a racial epith...