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Young jaded by online slurs

More at ease with hurtful language, new poll suggests

By Connie Cass and Jennifer Agiesta

 |  Associated Press  

  September 21, 2011

Young people immersed in the online world are encountering racist and sexist slurs that probably would appall their parents and teachers. And most consider it no big deal, a new poll says.

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