Word: n
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...rosemary on the cutting table, First Samples attracts plenty of career women looking to try something new. Owner Shauna Smith, who opened the lounge in 2005, says she initially hoped it would be a place where friends and enthusiasts could gather and sew together, much like the "Stitch 'n' Bitch" knitting groups that were popular a few years ago. But teaching classes and renting out workspaces for $10 an hour has proved to be a much better business plan. "People look at sewing differently now," she says. "It doesn't always save you money, but it does empower...
...said the n-word over and over again while scampering around the stage and pointing to where the men were sitting as if he had spotted a couple of aliens...
Only an alien would have made Richards’ mistake. In this universe, the n-word is completely off limits to anyone who is not black. In fact, it is so explosive that non-blacks as well as many blacks shun the term and feel the need to use a euphemism, namely “the n-word,” in its place...
...what accounts for the peculiar position that this word has in our culture? It is a word that has been delegitimized over the years, and its original contexts are largely unknown to Americans born after the 1960s. So here’s a history lesson: the n-word represents to an older generation the vicious and violent resistance to the Civil Rights movement that convulsed the South in the 1950s and ’60s. It encapsulates an attitude toward blacks that denies their very humanity...
...ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY CAMP The Hollywood camp that lets weekend crooners rock out with music legends will kick off a February session with Paul Stanley of Kiss and Steve Vai. SINGSTAR ROCKS! Now you can enjoy the fun of karaoke without any public embarrassment. The new PlayStation 2 game measures your tone and beat while you sing along to music videos. SINGSTAR ROCKS! Now you can enjoy the fun of karaoke without any public embarrassment. The new PlayStation 2 game measures your tone and beat while you sing along to music videos...