So, I was watching Headline Prime when I heard Joe Pags say they are trying to ban the 'B' word. Not that I don't think the word is demeaning but come on. I commend them on banning the word Nig**er; there is blood behind that word, and it should not be used. I understand where Councilwoman Darlene Mealy is coming from when she makes the link between the 'B' word and domestic violence, but is it really that serious? When I was in high school, before I studied black history, I used the 'N' word. It wasn't until I started paying attention to the way my friends and people around the neighborhood were using the word that I decided not to use the word. The 'N' word didn't evoke any emotions in me, but it did if it was a white person trying to get under my skin. While I was looking through a book one day I came across a picture of a bunch of white men standing around the body of a lynched corpse. The scene of that book played out in my mind and I know as these savages were hanging an innocent man for standing up for his rights, they were freely say, "Die nig**er die". If the NYC lawmakers or any other lawmakers want to make a change they have to start in the schools (that is only one factor that plays an issue). These same lawmakers looking to ban demeaning words should incorporate sensitive issues into the school curriculum, including issues on race. These lawmakers must assess how people use these words, what kind of changes should be made, and how they can go about making these changes before they just start banning them; did what happen during prohibition mean nothing? I say if they want to ban anything they should ban the NYPD from shooting innocent people just because their black.