A thread on why some white professors think that they should be able to say the n-word in class. (1/x)

Privilege. (2/2)

And they will blog about it, tweet about it, fight to the death to say a word that, they argue, is *integral* to learning how to be a lawyer. All of a sudden, they are experts on pedagogy, sandwiched between anecdotes about their own oppression, to justify using this word. (3/2)

It& #39;s not necessary to say this word to clarify historical context. If students don& #39;t understand the history behind it, then we have larger problems.The reality is that this isn& #39;t about the students, but white profs thinking that they have a right to say the word. You don& #39;t. (4/2)

Stop it.