This quick link (with more discussion on the audio link) gives some good reasons why we should treat slang as a positive, creative form of language use.
Michael Adams' book, Slang, The People's Poetry, is a damn good read, as is Julie Coleman's The Life of Slang, which focuses a bit more on UK slang.
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