It's all in the context...or the way it's being used
If someone say "you're a stupid coolie or stupid blackman", then the words are being used in an offensive manner.
WHile the words themselves are nor banned, I think some people use it to start fights or insult each other on here.
If you use it in that manner, threads start to become personal insults, that's why I started to close them. Banning people is only temporary, when they return, they continue along the same vein.
I have found that closing threads are more effective.
If Amral feels I should not do that, then I'll stop. Until then, I'll continue to close or delete threads if I feel that they become inflammatory