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KyuzoGator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 07:25 PM
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Something interesting I've noticed about the use of "illegal" as a noun:
It's pretty much directly interchangeable with the N-word. That occurred to me tonight when my sports radio station unexplainably switched to the Mike Gallagher show a few minutes ago.

If you ever scan the right wing talk shows or FR, pay attention to it. I think "illegal" (as a noun) is becoming the new racial slur.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 07:26 PM
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1. Popcorn time!
Butter? Salt?

:popcorn:
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KyuzoGator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 07:33 PM
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2. Is this a controversial opinion? nt
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 07:36 PM
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3. You are right and many agree with you, but there are
many who don't, and consider "illegals" to be the root of all their problems and all the evils in the world. Put on your kevlar and asbestos.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 07:41 PM
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4. I agree with you
but you will possibly soon find that many others here do not.
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 07:50 PM
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5. I agree with you. There may not be flamers, but this is a notoriously
controversial issue.
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Saturday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 08:23 PM
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6. That's ridiculous. n/t
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KyuzoGator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 08:46 PM
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7. Care to elaborate? nt
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