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And I Thought I Was So Socially-Conscious When I Stopped Using “Blackie”

Blonde: So I started calling my students “nizzle”.
Brunette: “Nizzle” means “nigger”.
Blonde: Oh. My. God.

–A Train

  • Posted on June 19, 2008
  • Default, Education, Etiquette, Girls, On the Subway, Race, Teachers/Professors, Words
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