really? you don't think it's funny at all? Sheesh, tough crowd I think it's smart, has a point, makes it well, and is funny So the old argument about words, where they get their power from, and reclaiming that power cuts no ice with you? The word doesn't have any intrinsic power - it's the fact that white masters were able to throw it at slaves and the underclass. That's why white people shouldn't use it - it has resonance. Liek I said, same goes for Paddies - I won't stand for any BNP eeejit calling me that, but if Mick Mac or Declan want to call me that that's just fine. That's OUR right - it's unabiguous and holds no power then. If someone I know who is English says it in jest I'll let it slide, but if someone I don't know uses it, then it had better be bet at 4:28am inthe morning and you have just been mugged by an Irishman...