I think the fact that you feel you have to say "c-word" and "n-word" instead of "coon" and "nigger" says quite a lot about your misplaced sensibilities. As for discussing this in the context of the present climate, well I for one am discussing it in the context of this resurrected thread and nowt else, thanks. We are talking about outmoded and quite likely offensive words in old songs. It doesn't matter whether those of us who wish to discuss same are black, brown, yellow or pink. We are entitled to take a view, though that's best done with a good dash of sensitivity, as ever. And my view is that I don't care much for ridiculous rewordings of songs done largely by white men. The choice is to sing the thing, not sing the thing, change the thing then sing it, to listen or to not listen. Thank God we live in free countries (for now), eh?