yes it is a ridiculous term. I will only say this once as I do not want to get into an argument over this.

IEg: f an African American student called a Caucasian student "whitey"....do you think this student would get repremanded?

Now if a Caucasian student called an African American "******"...Inot only would he get his a$$ whooped but the school would also get involved as this would be considered a racist issue.

I am just pointing out that Caucasians have to suck it up a bit and give minorities some slack for all the many years they were treated horribly because of their color and race.

Lol what an example....I typed ni**er and it was blocked out.

well, there is no argument here,, if this is only based on what you 'think' would happen,,,


and if you cannot see the difference in the historical context of the ni,,,word that may cause it to be recognized and blocked,, vs 'whitey' which could be someones name or just a nonsense word with nowhere near the recognizably oppressive context


well,,


I don't know what to say,, maybe I shouldn't be surprised adults don't understand context?



and though some things are more understandable for sure,, like for instance a woman abused her whole life by men thinking men are dogs,,,,understandable and acceptable are not necessarily the same thing , so yes,, what African americans as a demographic have gone through most of Americas history makes some of their individual 'bigotry' understandable,, I don't see it treated as any more acceptable by those in authority than any other type of bigotry

Yea I've heard that "woman" before.. I know exactly what you mean

What Howie said.....

offensiveness is subjective


and respect should be given when an individual has expressed offense

but not all are offended by the same things, and context is applicable to ALL words


for instance 'woman' generally is not offensive
but I have a relative , he never uses the b word, but there is a tone in which he says 'woman' which basically means the same

I don't know if it's politically acceptable

just common place

for example: hillbilly, redneck, country bumpkin spring to mind

right when you hear it ,, you get it,,,

ok,, those words are more indicative of mannerism and geography,, like 'thug' or 'bougie' which are equally acceptable

the same way the word 'bad' was used in a manner to not be negative after a while,, depending upon context

if a friend says 'girl, that boy is bad,, stay away from him'
that's negative

but if a friend says 'girl, that boy is BAD,, you better hang on to him',,,thats a positive

context applies to every word



but anyhow,, I grew up around plenty of black people too, and perhaps you and other white folks you knew couldn't say it ,,lol

but I promise you, plenty of white people who are on close and familiar terms with black people use the word with those black people they are close and familiar enough to use it with

but yes,, different rules for close circles than outside of close circles,, that's pretty standard in life

There was a time in history when negress and all those words similar to that were the politically correct terms to use. That has now changed to an ignorant word. But generationally she may reflect it as the correct term to use.

I agree

there was a time when racism and its language was acceptable and normal against minorities , so its understandable why older people from that time may still believe it is

The meaning and impact of the word has changed over the years. I saw an entry in a Florida historic site daily log where they mentioned "So & so and a ****** were present and ..." There wasn't any malice involved, it was just the every day description of a black person. My grandfather used the term in the same way and he bore no ill will towards anyone.

If the term is now to be considered inappropriate, it should be that way for anyone to use.

the word is inappropriate when designating someone to inferior and separate status

the word is not inappropriate when implying a comradery and unity

Regardress. .some people need to start lightening up and move forward now.

There will always be haters and reasons to hate and fight. This is just an excuse as far as I'm concerned

Spoken like a true N

nowledgable person. Okay.... so I can't spell.

I'm just a cracker azz cracker.

CONTEXT is EVERYTHING!

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