>I think it's worth mentioning that during that sequence of
>Pulp Fiction, we see that Quentin's character (I believe his
>name was Sid) is married to a black woman. So that may play
>into the "I get a pass" deal, almost as if Tarantino is, in a
>sense, justifying his use of the word.

Yeah, I thought about this. Just works to make his character even worse, but it does work to make his character believe he has a pass to say it.

And I'm not
>necessarily sure that it's about it being a power position for
>him. I think it's simply Sid trying to "relate" to Jules by
>"speaking his language." So, Sid is, by extension, Tarantino
>believing he's "relating to the brothers" by speaking our
>slanguage.

This I don't see. Plus he emphasizes the word every time he says it. he's obviously trying to piss off Jules

>Which I think summed him up perfectly. And again, I didn't
>hold it against him then, and still don't now. I believe that
>between Spike and Denzel, he's been checked enough, lol...

Late pass: what happened with Denzel?