Abolish the "N" word

Ok...I highly suggest checking this site out. Abolish the "N" Word
It actually was on the news tonight, and so I thought I would go and check it out. I am sure that it was brought to our attention because of the whole Michael Richards crap. I warn you up front that the opening is pretty graphic.
Now...as for the "N" word...I agree with this site 100%. I hate the word. It makes me sick that my "brothers" and "sisters" think that this is a word that should be used as a term of endearment. But as for banning a word...I still get hung up on this whole freedom of speech thing. I would (and have) rather have someone call me a "N" out of hate than think that it was some sort of bonding between us. At least I would know how people stand. I have lived up and down the east coast of this country...From MA. to New Orleans. I gotta say...I prefer the racism of the south. I have had people cross the street to avoid me (guess little ole me is so threatening), I have had grown men (white) standing on my front porch in tears not understanding me and my bi-racial family. Having to explain that we all have the same parts doesn't matter what color our skin is...we can still make babies...(really...true story...he was drunk and had never seen/interacted with a bi-racial family before. Walking on the National Mall on the 4th of July, having ignorant kids walk by me and call me a pickaninny. I get it. Have gotten it. Will continue to get it. But guess what. People still have freedom of speech. Hopefully we are raising our children to know better today. But how can we expect white america to not think that it is ok to use the "N" word when our own children use it freely.
This isn't about racism. It is about education.
If we don't start educating our children today then they are no better than the slave masters, Jim Crow, racist that lynched our ancestors. We need to teach them to be proud. Embrace the word enough so that when others use it in anger and hate against you that you don't feel the need to react back in anger and ignorance. But not enough to think that your friend, brother, sister, partner...should ever be refered to in such vulgar terms.