http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/01/27/2-martin-rescue-workers-suspended-over-derogatory-word-in-e-mail/ Martin and St. Lucie County News, Comments, Discussion Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:03:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/01/27/2-martin-rescue-workers-suspended-over-derogatory-word-in-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-871 Yadira Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:34:04 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=2183#comment-871 I think it was a good thing that they took such an interest in this matter. I hope it can be taken serious when a person of any nationality is offended. Too often it seems that only Afriacn- Americans get press when someone says the "N" word. What about the Mexicans, Jews, Latins and Asian? But I also think that if one race can use it, everyone else should be entitled to it to. Too often minorities like to blame their problems on the "Man", and we all know what their color is. We should be accountable for our actions regardless of the negative connotation to a word or phrase. And I am Latin. So I speak from both sides. I think it was a good thing that they took such an interest in this matter. I hope it can be taken serious when a person of any nationality is offended. Too often it seems that only Afriacn- Americans get press when someone says the “N” word. What about the Mexicans, Jews, Latins and Asian? But I also think that if one race can use it, everyone else should be entitled to it to. Too often minorities like to blame their problems on the “Man”, and we all know what their color is. We should be accountable for our actions regardless of the negative connotation to a word or phrase. And I am Latin. So I speak from both sides.

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