The N Word...

It is virtually impossible to shelter children completely from the racism that exists in the world today. So it seems only natural that television would explore this topic time and time again in a effort to, in some ways, offer a additional form of education in real world issues, that has often been neglected by parents. IamRandomosity made a excellent blog on who should be allowed to use the N-Word, but something I saw on TV had me thinking about another extreme. Should the N Word be censored when it is used in a effort to educate people on its negative impact?

While recently watching Nick@Nite, a episode of Family Matters came on that brought back memories. Laura was attempting to get a Black History class added to the school curriculum when she was found her locker had been broken into. She found a letter reading "If you want Black History, go back to Africa", and it then cut to a commercial.
But wait, there was more to that scene. Here's the complete scene...

On the Nick@Nite edit, the locker door was never shown. This is the only occurrence of the N Word in this entire episode and Laura's reaction to it really defines the rest of the episode. It was not used in some joke, rather to define the severity that comes with racism. The easy answer would be that the network has made it a policy to remove the word no matter where it occurs, but in doing this, they are actually taking out what may be one of the rare occurrences of when that word could be allowed.
Should episodes intended to educate a younger audience on the negative power of that word be edited just because they use the word? Share...