Trial set for firing over use of ‘n’ word | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/05/2011.
Is it discrimination to let some people say this word at work, and not others? That’s what a federal court will get to decide in the case of Tom Burlington, a former Fox news anchor who was let go in 2007.
This case speaks to the very real issue of whether or not people Really want that word to no longer be used. It seems logical that to eliminate the word, Everyone ought to quit saying it.