For this reason, colonial appendages of old European states were, for most metropolizes, no longer economically viable or sustainable.

If I said rightly, “'Niggers' is a seven letter word,” I would be mentioning the word, and when we write it, we use mention-quotes for this purpose (speech typically lacks quotes, except for the occasional air-quotes). If I said, rightly or wrongly, “Niggers are good athletes,” then I would be using “niggers,” not merely mentioning it.

Your views don’t count here.    It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk.

One problem nagging the family-valuers, and heightening their anxiety, is that recent social changes (the spread of sexual equality, etc.) have blurred the picture of what a family actually is.