April 22, 2021 at 8:20 AM Shares9 Here I am, once again, asking professors to refrain from using the N-word in class. I know you think you have some pedagogical reason for doing so, but it isn’t really a good one. In its full form, it’s a painful slur and the shock value and/or prurient thrill from uttering a forbidden word isn’t worth it. Remember even though they’re students, these *are* adults, and have almost certainly already come across this and all manner of racial slurs before. So, you aren’t treading new and interesting educational ground, you’re just hurting people.