Ruben Navarrette : Rep. Don Young used an ethnic slur to describe Mexican immigrants . Navarrette : The `` w-word '' is just as offensive as the `` n-word '' and yet it 's still being used . He says political opportunism is alive and Just as Americans have been conditioned to refer to the `` n-word '' as a sanitized alternative to the filthy and hurtful long-form version , so we too should start referring to the `` w-word '' when describing that ethnic slur used to describe Mexican immigrants who came here , shall we say , without proper documents . well as liberals pounced on Young . Navarrette : This was a very bad move by Democrats who are trying to make this about race, but it's not really.
Ruben Navarrette : Rep. Don Young used an ethnic slur to describe Mexican immigrants . Navarrette : The `` w-word '' is just as offensive as the `` n-word '' and yet it 's still being used . He says political opportunism is alive and well as liberals pounced on Young . Navarrette : This was a very bad move by Democrats who are trying to make this about race, but it's not really.