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Posted By: Hazymac, 7/26/2026 10:12:21 AM

Looking back at my law school education at the time of my graduation, I thought I had learned the answer to most difficult legal questions: It depends. I think that answer may apply to the question of whether calling someone the “n” word is protected speech under the First Amendment. The Supreme Court has exempted “fighting words” from the protection of the First Amendment. It is a shrinking and dubious category, but as of today it still exists. The 2025 Harvard Law Review Note “Fighting Words at the Founding” presents a thought-provoking reconsideration of the doctrine in light of the common law at the time of the founding.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Heil Liberals 7/26/2026 10:29:36 AM (No. 2132051)
So, if I may, I want to extend the fighting words doctrine to this hypothetical: I’m in a verbal altercation with a black man or woman. The black person calls me the n-word, not once, but repeatedly in his/her expletive-driven verbal diatribe. I resist reciprocation of the n-word because I know all it entails. Finally, after being called the n-word several times, a police officer arrives and disrupts the event. After investigating, the officer warns both of us and tells us to move along or we’ll be arrested for disorderly conduct. I insist that the black person be arrested for assault since they used “fighting words” - the n-word against me. The officer does so. What do you think the outcome of the pending case against that person is?
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Reply 2 - Posted by: marlon 7/26/2026 10:52:01 AM (No. 2132066)
I believe a whole lot of rappers and street thugs may be subject to arrest!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Strike3 7/26/2026 10:56:38 AM (No. 2132067)
Interesting, #1. I think the use of the "N word" will be permitted for the black person due to cultural privilege but by anyone else it would be "hate speech" or "fighting words." Either way, there will be a fight. However, the use of such words as patriot, MAGA or illegal alien will be frowned upon when used by anybody, especially a white supremacist. Those types of words are pale in comparison to the many terms considered as misgendering, which is not permissible, ever, even though you can't tell the difference by simple appearance.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: earlybird 7/26/2026 11:08:40 AM (No. 2132077)
The negro boy stole rom her diaper bag. She erupted. A negro man filmed the inident and threatened to post itt online, Was it another Somali setup?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: marbles 7/26/2026 11:23:32 AM (No. 2132085)
What about schvartze? That's Yiddish for black and is considered an epithet. Of course the person you're calling that has to understand Yiddish. And there's chink, and yid and cracker, and honky,and greaser and beaner and on and on and on. Free speech , all of it. Hurt feelings ? Get therapy. Do not let the left own our language. On the other hand if someone is holding a gun/knife and says they're going to kill you, those are fighting words.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: MickTurn 7/26/2026 12:32:14 PM (No. 2132110)
N Word? Nincompoop, Nasty, Nitwit, add yours to the list!
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Newtsche 7/26/2026 12:59:56 PM (No. 2132126)
The cool kids no longer use "n-word", it's now "hard-r".
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