The institution of obscenity is widespread, inconsistent, and traditional. Actually, there are two important cases here. In the first, let us suppose that the purpose of racial discourse is subjugation. The moral imperative here is clear, I would think. In the second case, the purpose of racial discourse is liberation.
All human beings belong to a single species and are descended from a common stock.
They are born equal in dignity and rights and all form an integral part of humanity. Professors of philosophy are, after all, institutional functionaries and tend to give collegiality higher priority than truth. Perhaps a point against a theory that what works is real. Charles F. Perrow Complex Organizations . Note that truth, unlike caring, seems to admit of no priorities.