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On this molehill-turned-mountain, Black America cannot have its cake and eat it too. Will its leaders and luminaries publicly and immediately demand that it purges the despicable and offensive epithet from its own vocabulary -- and then actually do what it takes, no matter how long it takes, to get that result?

p>Given that hell likely will freeze over first, let's just ban public speech altogether, so that no one can ever potentially or actually be offended. Preposterous as that is, is it any more harebrained or outrageous than this current commotion created by an insincere has-been seeking who-really-knows-what and this politically correct, double-standard lunacy, fueled by opportunists? br> -- C. Kenna Amos br> Princeton, West Virginia /p> p> A very clever attempt at spinning this rather tragic outburst by Richards, but your less than subtle insults to Black American cultural leaders is even worse, and far more mean spirited: If Richards' outburst can be blamed on everything from rap artists to the self-interest of Jackson or Al Sharpton -- then why don't we all just shake hands with O.J. Simpson and accept his spin on matters: to hell with how clear the evidence may be! If Richards can poke fun at the brutal mistreatment of Afro Americans and you try to spin it as the way comedy clubs work, may I suggest it's high time these clubs clean up their act?...Let's face it: your spin attempt is sickening. br> -- unsigned /p> p> I will be offended by Richards' comments when the black comedians and rappers stop using the "n" word and stop talking about doing women and showing them the ultimate disrespect. br> -- Mike Barbour br> Naperville, Illinois /p>

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