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...have seen the play and understand the wordscome out of the text," Epps said. "However, theuse of `whore' and `nigger' could be interpretedas insensitive, and he ought to reconsider usingthose teasers...

Author: By David B. Lat, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Dutchman Posters Criticized for Imagery | 10/29/1992 | See Source »

...photograph on one of the three The Dutchman posters depicts a naked Black man and a naked white woman in an embrace. The word "Nigger," followed by information about the play, is printed on another. The word "Whore" appears on a third...

Author: By David B. Lat, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Dutchman Posters Criticized for Imagery | 10/29/1992 | See Source »

...words "Nigger" and "Whore" on the other two posters come directly from the text, Guerrero said. They are forms of address the characters use with each other, he said...

Author: By David B. Lat, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Dutchman Posters Criticized for Imagery | 10/29/1992 | See Source »

Reid said that one guard, referring to theupcoming holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.,asked "Who's going to take the nigger...

Author: By Joe Mathews, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Guard Describes Racial Incidents | 10/20/1992 | See Source »

...short for disrespect) is nonformal; so is "deep doo-doo," slang for predicament. What is even more puzzling is Roget's failure to draw distinctions between the "nonformal" and the downright unacceptable. The fourth cites certain words as derogatory; the fifth does not. It lists such pejoratives as "spade," "nigger," "honky," "redskin," "gook" and "slant-eye" as nonformal and altogether ignores other, similar terms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Satisfying Verbomania | 9/7/1992 | See Source »

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