It's the exact reason you used the term 'negroes', because you can and have obviously gotten away with it. Originally Posted by DEAR_JOHNpoint of order, when the poll was up, several of the black people on this board said that they did not mind the use of the word negro. There is nothing derogatory about the word itself. it's the derivative of that word that we don't like used. If you take offense to word that's your view, but don't paint all the blacks here with your brush.
It would be different if he called surcher a 'crip' instead of saying he is crippled. Two different connotations of the same word.
back on topic: so what you're saying is that she should have to see him, even though she doesn't want to?