Nothing to rattle the brain like a little plain old ignorance & paranoia. If you, or someone you know, is offended by legitimate, contextually accurate verbage then go live in a cave or kill yourself & save the rest of us the hasssles. Can anyone say Nazi regime? I knew ya could
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Son says teacher reprimanded for using synonym of stingy
The Associated Press
Sep 4, 2002 : 11:42 am ET
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- A fourth-grade teacher has received a formal reprimand for teaching her students the word "niggardly," the teacher's son said.
Last week, Stephanie Bell, a teacher at Williams Elementary School, said she used the word "niggardly," which means stingy or miserly, during a discussion about literary characters. Parent Akwana Walker, who is black, protested the use of the word, saying it offended her because it sounds similar to a racial slur.
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