Who uses Political Correctness to control our language and thus control our very THOUGHTS as we attempt not to offend? TOTALITARIANS!
Political Correctness is an affront to our very first right guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, our First Amendment.
Any WWII movie you can name from the 1940's says, "Come on Boys, let's show em" yet we pretend, because it was once a slur used for adult negro men, it still is. Nebraska's fight song includes 'where the boys are the squarest' speaking of 18+ year old males.
Personally, I think the "N" word, being used liberally in high schools and on the streets by black youth as a replacement for 'pal, or buddy' is a less totalitarian solution than banning a word. Soon the sting would be gone had not the PC police kept it as a slur.
Most who know me well, know my youthful days were filled with a great friend, a 1930's trained cattle pony from Texas, named the N word. Possibly the name came from the Spanish word for black used by Mexican trainers. Who knows. But he listened to me, loved me, nuzzled me to be petted and thoughts of him can still bring tears to my eyes as I remember how much I loved him, yet I'm barred from telling my grandkids. (although I just did)
