John Fugelsang pleads with white people to just leave the ‘n-word’ alone! Don’t use it, and don’t edit it from great works of literature like Huckleberry Finn. This particular dust-up occurs every school year. Edited versions show Jim in shackles and beaten and kept as livestock, but as John points out – “No one ever calls him any bad names.” No one ever truly learns the degradation and dehumanization of slavery either.
Some people like record-holding ‘n-word’ user ‘Dr. Laura’ think it’s unfair that she can’t use the word just because she’s pale. John believes the Lauras of the world have never been told ‘no’ and they chafe at the one minor restriction. It’s their ‘back of the bus’ experience. I know, it’s a poor comparison to Rosa Park’s experience, but it’s real to them.
” It’s just one little thing.” John pleads “You’ve got Rock n’ Roll, now just let go of the N-word!”