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Written by: Samantha Williams on July 28, 2008.

Derogatory terms are inappropriate, even within the groups they refer to

The N word has received more press over the past few weeks than Angelina Jolie and her troupe of 71 kids an impressive feat, to say the least.

The firestorm began when leaked footage of comments made by the Rev. Jesse Jackson while wearing a hot microphone before a Fox News interview was played on The OReilly Factor.

Initially, OReilly aired a clip of Jackson whispering to a fellow guest that he didnt like how presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama was speaking down to black people and that he wanted to cut his nuts off.

This was more than enough to set off a media blitz that would include several very public apologies from Jackson, as well as a slew of television appearances.

It was only a few days after the footage aired that OReilly announced Jackson had actually made an even more offensive comment, using the N word, a racial slur that Jackson has been fighting against for years.

A flood of debates inevitably ensued following this announcement that boiled over on July 17, on The Views Hot Topics segment.

Though most media outlets chose to focus on whether or not Jackson knew if the mic was on and why he chose the words he did, the bigger question is if the N word is ever really appropriate.

My answer is no.

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Who can use the N word?