Racism is wrong, racist people annoy me, and any kind of hate filled mumbo jumbo really gets my back up, BUT....
I honestly think that trying to prevent people saying certain words or phrases is detrimental to the mental wellbeing of all members of society, and about as useful as trying to decide who other people should or should not sleep with, or what they should or should not put in their bodies.
I have, in the past, been referred to as a 'fucking nigger lover', and also told that 'if I don't turn to the Lord, then I will suffer in eternity'. Both of these statements I found to be rather offensive, BUT....people should be allowed to say whatever they please, whenever they please, this encourages honesty, and open debate on any subject. It also prevents a verbal or written exchange being 'lawfully' escalated into the initiation of physical force, or theft of property.
In many places, both public and private there is a chain of rules, sometime written in red, sometimes not written at all, and almost always so horrifically subjective and open to interpretation, and therefore abuse, they may as well not exist at all. BUT....I may be wrong, maybe we do need certain rules to keep us in line, and to protect us from the harm words can do, I would love to hear what you think.
And for anyone that was wondering, yes I do like big BUTs