It doesn't mean we think that, automatically, people are going to stop using this offensive word. But we want the world to know that it is offensive, and it doesn't matter who says it, whether it comes out of black lips or white lips.
Julian Bond discusses the NAACP's stance on the use of the 'N' word and its offensive nature.
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