Same here. The Parting of the Sensory? Holy shit, I want to spin in a circle until I puke every time I hear it. The only song I'm not crazy about is Missed the Boat. I usually love MM's lyrics but those just seem a little hackneyed. It seems a little too radio friendly.

I was kind of being facetious about the victim thing, but now I think I may be onto something.

I use 'n-word' because I think the actual word is gross and ugly and I don't want it coming out of my mouth or my keyboard. I think using 'n-word' is respectful not because I'm trying to infantilize anyone, but because I'm erring on the side of caution. Some black people don't mind the word, some do. It's not up to…

I use 'n-word' because I'm trying to be respectful of others. Perhaps the word is banned because people abused it, not because people are oh-so sensitive. You keep coming up with excuses to not say it by blaming everyone else. Just say it and deal with the repercussions.

I said desperate because it's not the first time I've seen you complain about not being able to write out the n-word. If it's so important to you then fucking do it. Have the courage of your convictions. Perhaps you'll engage in an important conversation about it. Maybe you'll change someone's mind or have your…

Good lord, that fight rhyme. I remember it ending "if the n—- starts to win, we all jump in." These comments are bringing back so many fucked up childhood memories.

It was very popular where I grew up in the 80's. And no, it wasn't the south.

I too grew up in middle-America suburbia and I distinctly remember people using the racist version. I didn't realize it was from Kipling until I was older though. There was A LOT of casual racism in the suburbs of middle America.

Holy shit, I forgot about that one. I grew up in central Illinois in the 80's and I remember hearing that. What a fucking garbage country we are.

We always used "My mother punched your mother in the nose. What color was her blood?" And then the person would have to say a color and you'd eeny-meeny it out that way. (Now that I think of it, that's some weird shit for kids to say.)

You can still write it. Just put an asterisk somewhere in there if you're so desperate to write it out.

OHMYGODWHOCARES

And an alien does the jaw snap.

Absolutely overrated.

I only knew it from Ben Folds Five's 'Army'.

OHMYGODSTOP

We, as in everyone who isn't an asshole.

Ugh. Fall down a manhole.

I'll never go to the movies at night again. It's the 10am Sunday show for old Shoebox.

I've only seen him in Black Mirror, but damn he was amazing. I want all the good things for him.