Does this belong in sports or politics or race?

[percysunshine]

Nothing is immune to the culture warriors;

Totally silly.

NFL to penalize use of racial slur
"The head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which monitors diversity in the NFL, expects the league to institute a rule where players would be penalized 15 yards for using the N-word on the field."

NFL expected to penalize players for using racial slurs in games - ESPN

 

[Clementine]

Does this include blacks who use the word? These days, it's mostly minorities that utter the word toward each other.

Are other words, such as 'cracker', on the list?

 

[percysunshine]

Does this include blacks who use the word? These days, it's mostly minorities that utter the word toward each other.

Presumably it would.

Next stop ... the locker room.

 

[deltex1]

How about "motherfucker"???? That should be worth a loss of down.....

 

[percysunshine]

How about "motherfucker"???? That should be worth a loss of down.....

LGBT issues are next. 5 Yards for calling another player a 'twinkle toes'.

And looking at another players ass will be sexual harassment. 15 yards and loss of down.