Abolishment and / or Recontextuatlization of the N word

In 2007 there was a battle to ban the N-word in New York City. While upon first glance this doesn't seem unjustified as it can be constitutionalized by proclaiming the word as a "fighting word" and thus not backed by our right for "freedom of speech" located within the bill of rights, I have to look at it as if there is any significant impact on modern culture and how it could effect social breeding. In 2007 there was plenty of controversy among both caucasian and african americans about the significance of the word and if it was appropriate to issue a state ban on it. If the word is used extreamly fluently and while in some cases inaccurately by both races, I have to wonder if it's appropriate to issue a ban on a word that is so widely used by all races, included the very one that it could potentially have offensive impact to. Honestly i hold the oppinon that we do not need to change our constitution nearly as much as we try each year, and farther more, i believe that the word should not be banned but instead frowned upon it's use within american homes. It should be the duty of the family to educate our sons and daughters on the proper use of the word, should there be an oppinon that there is one.