John McWhorter : Adopting a slur cancels its sting : women did it with b - word , blacks with N - word . McWhorter : Should Obama have ` ` Obamacare , '' the GOP slur for Health Care Act ? He says anti - Obama people support it , hate Obamacare , think they are different . McWhorter : Obama did the right thing to link his name with far - reaching health care reform .
John McWhorter : Adopting a slur cancels its sting : women did it with b-word , blacks with N-word . McWhorter : Should Obama use `` Obamacare , '' the GOP slur for Affordable Care Act ? He says anti-Obama people support ACA , hate Obamacare , think they are different . McWhorter : Obama did the right thing to link his name with far-reaching health care reform .