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Old 01-13-2008, 01:09 PM   #140
BrianD
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Appleton, WI
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Originally Posted by larrymcg421 View Post
I am shocked that so many people don't seem to understand the racial context of that word, and why people would be upset when it's used by a white person in regards to a black person.

I wonder if there is any kind of north/south differentiation on this. Living in the rural Midwest, I don't know that I ever really heard the word "lynch" in a racial context. Somewhere along the line I became aware of the context, but only with as much recognition as some people seem to have with the old West context.
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