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LETTER: Racial slurs are not jokes, let’s be clear

Writer reacts to story about a racist comment made by one Langley student to another
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Dear Editor,

[Re: Cotton comment generates outrage, July 9, Langley Advance Times]

Since there’s only hate and no humour in a racial slur, can we please get past labelling them as jokes?

Larri Woodrow, Langley

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