> joking with likeminded folks in a community built around such is likely appropriate.
Would you say it is okay for white people to use the n word if there are no Black people around?
Would you say it is okay for white people to use the n word if there are no Black people around?
I am not saying though that I think use of the term is okay, only that I don't think it should be prohibited either by law or by the pressure of big companies punishing people who say what is forbidden for them to say. I'm perfectly happy with people who make the judgement that they may never say certain words. I'm not happy with people telling others what they can or cannot say.
I would, for example, encourage an actor to use overly offensive expletives, even repeating them ad nauseam in the presence of their fellow actors so they feel more comfortable using such words in a production dealing with racial strife, historical storytelling or what have you.
No word is so beyond the pale it must be Voldemorted.
If listening to a word causes you so much trouble, thats your problem as the listener, and its up to you to deal with it.