Should white people lose their jobs over making racist jokes?
If they do so on the job, you bet. Unprofessional behavior is grounds for dismissal.
Should Blacks stop using it as well?
That's something for blacks to decide -- as whites we're not the people impacted by the use of the word, so it's simply not our call.
How to talk about race. How do we start a dialogue about racism and race without ending up in accusations, shutting people down, and making people feel like they can't talk about it at all?
I would direct your attention to Be Present (http://www.bepresent.org). They've got a model that seems to work.
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If they do so on the job, you bet. Unprofessional behavior is grounds for dismissal.
Should Blacks stop using it as well?
That's something for blacks to decide -- as whites we're not the people impacted by the use of the word, so it's simply not our call.
How to talk about race. How do we start a dialogue about racism and race without ending up in accusations, shutting people down, and making people feel like they can't talk about it at all?
I would direct your attention to Be Present (http://www.bepresent.org). They've got a model that seems to work.