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Done in my presence and we kind of give ourselves a pass. but i think the answer to your question is it's not a word that we ought to use in the culture, in the way that dr. laura used it for example on international and national radio saying n, n, n, n, as if it was a matter of fact. the word has very ugly connotatio connotations, as we know, it has historical, den grading, dehumanizing connotations and the issue is, should black people be using this word as a term of endearment, in our rap music and then be angry when whites use it. that's really the challenge. >> randall kennedy, when is it...