[Venturer]

My vocabulary contains a hundred degrading slurs.

From a-hole to Zebra a two colored horse.

Will it cost me if I use any one of them?

Why should the word Nigga cost someone $250.000 when jigaboo , cracker ,Honkey ,or Jitterbug costs them nothing?

Who decides the cost of each word?/ This is BS.

[Uncle Miltie]

Personally, I want to charge $47 each time someone uses the word “like” in a sentence, like, more than once.

[DannyTN]

"My vocabulary contains a hundred degrading slurs. From a-hole to Zebra a two colored horse. Will it cost me if I use any one of them?"

It might if you use it in a business setting on an employee.

"Why should the word Nigga cost someone $250.000 when jigaboo , cracker ,Honkey ,or Jitterbug costs them nothing? Who decides the cost of each word?/ This is BS."

That, I agree with. I see no justification for a $250,000 award, just for a name calling. Unless there was more to the case.

And what about only slightly degrading terms, like "whiner", or "lazy" or "not a team player" or "no initiative". Words that could easily end up in a formal job performance review.

The balance of freedom of speech vs discriminatory or abusive work relationships and workplace harassment is a precarious one.