Does Kennedy approach the views from all sides?

I believe the best way to eradicate the “N-word” is not to simply sweep it under the rug and ban it from ever being spoken, but rather to educate people about it and why it is so controversial. When kids get older, it is something they will be able to understand more, but it is something that if we lose sensitivity over or lose the original meaning, we could repeat some of the same mistakes that we have now.
Kennedy shows us that some people just shut down when they hear the “N-word” that they don’t see anything good that might come from being associated with that word. Again, the book Nigger Heaven was looked down upon by people who didn’t read it. He thinks that people should actually know what they are talking about rather than just assuming, because after centuries pass and knowledge is passed as well, through generations, it is important to still examine the meaning to keep what the word stands for known, and not to use it. (p. 102)
In Boston Public, the principal didn’t want the teacher to even discuss the Kennedy novel, because he didn’t want the school board, parents, students, and community mad at his poor choice to let the class continue talking about the “N Word”. The white teacher tries to ask the students why it is different for him to use the word than other black students. The other students explained to him that it seemed racist when it came out of a white person’s mouth.
At abolishthenword.com, we see that the opening statement is that all of the black men who were lynched were probably called the “n” word before they were hanged. This site says that any use of the word is degrading and it should be stopped. “The “N” word is not a term of endearment. It cannot be reapropriated. We cannot redefine the “N” word or re-spell it to make it positive” (about us page).
Overall, I think Kennedy came from many angles, or as many as he could, and showed them to us.