If the meassure itself it is positive, the truth is that this kind of politics is more oriented to elections or to what is politically correct. Because racial discrimination is not a question of vocabulary (only) but uprising properly to children and young people in the respect between each other. A recent measure similar to this has been applied here in Spain. A major in a village of Madrid decided to change the male figures in the traffic lights for pedestrian for female figures. Are the people who hits their wives going to stop because of the traffic lights nonsense? The same can apply to the N-word ban...

If anything, measures like this one get people thinking about how they use language, which I think is incredibly positive. Think about it, then if you decide that you want to keep using the word, because you want to reclaim it, fine, if you decide to stop using it out of respect for the millions who died through slavery, fine too. The main thing is to make an informed decision and realise the consequences of our use of language.

The traffic light thing is a different issue altogether, and I don't understand why you think that making half of the population more visible in a social sphere ultra-dominated by men should be dismissed so easily. Again, it raises crucial issues around the place of women of society, and if it provokes a debate, great!

I would tend to say that ANY form of censorship, especially in the artistic sphere. Plus, this word is usually used by black people that can't really be suspected of THAT kind of racism. This smells more like P.C., a scent I particularly dislike.
céline : I approve entirely of what you say : "The main thing is to make an informed decision and realise the consequences of our use of language." This is precisely why a ban would be a bad idea, in my opinion.
But, as long as this is a voluntary thing, why not. It can help people to think about how they use their own language, and that can't be bad. Still, that P.C. smell is bothering me...