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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 609132, member: 405"] No, the N word hasn't been socially acceptable in 160 years. So your first paragraph is off target. I don't call people "fags" if they are being wimpy, annoying, etc. - all the behaviors for which people of a certain age, at a certain time, used those phrases (and some still use those phrases). I admit that I did so when I was about 8 years old, but it didn't mean the same thing as it does now. The issue here is about intent. Was Mike Rice intending to insult those players? Yes, he was. No question about it. Did he use "fag" and "puszy" in demeaning ways? Yes, he did. Do you think women should be offended that he used the term "puszy", too? As Betty White said, "I don't know why people think puszy means weak - those things can really take a beating." [/QUOTE]