I thank everyone for their input; I only check in infrequently, or I would've responded sooner.

Although I don't have to explain myself to anyone who may find the title objectionable, I'm simply going to say that political correctness has nothing to do with using the 'proper' uncensored slur as hate speech. I figured the fewer asterisks the better for hopefully getting better results.

Thanks especially to Joe for thinking along the same lines as myself; in my opinion, the Internet's an 'anonymous' place, and sometimes tempers flare because we're buffered by that anonymity. We feel guarded by it. But the Net is also a global community, where the free and uncensored exchange of ideas, good and bad, has served to make it just what it is today.

Those who don't learn from their mistakes often do repeat them. But remembering that aspect of musical culture, we can learn from its point of view in our history, as well as celebrate its very being, because good music never dies.

To critique one thread title so harshly, given the number of 'un-PC' folksongs of a similar vein is foolish, I'm sorry. We can really delve into history and explore our past by preserving these creations, and most true fans of folk or old-timey music realize that link and appreciate it. I'm sure the color of their respective skins are every conceivable shade; honest and earthy American music for honest, everyday Americans.