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Is the N word a good word to use?
OK me again?i like argue with people over the "N" word.especially african american men.They feel the word is alright and i feel it sn't because of it's history.I feel the word should be erased completely because it holds us back.I don't think there should be any double standard on the word becaus it's worng for a white man as well as a black man to use it.So I just want us to understand things on a higher level.So all i am asking is your opinion. Thanks!
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i disagree with u .. nowa days wen people sey it its not an insault its jus anuther word .. black people started calling eachother it in a friendley way .so i think its okay . alot of white people sey it to an no one seems to care its jus anuther word . im white , i have alot a black friends nd i sey it nd they dont care so i dont see that its a problem at all all long as u aint seyn it in an offensive way ..
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the way that the n word is mostly used now a days isnt to insult black people. a definition that i found for the word is-a disparaging term for a member of any socially, economically, or politically deprived group of people. i see it as offensive, when used in certain ways, when a white person blatenly uses it to insult a black person the way it used to be used, but a lot of black people call eachother that, in a nonoffensive way. so, it all depends on who says it and the context its used in really.
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I completely dissagre with you, seeing that I'm black, but I'm a female. White people called us that a long time ago in an offensive way. Black people call each other that in a friendly way. Now if a white person called a black person the word *I doubt I should say it it's not website appropriate* it's not friendly, because they aren't one, it's just a stupid way of making them seem cool, and black people would look at them as wiggers. It's also awkward, since if they call a person that, they'll think "what do they mean when they say that?" and they'll usually mean it in a friendly way, untill an argument comes along and they'll rethink their intentions, especially if the word comes up in an argument. It simply doesnt work if a white person says the word. If too black people fought and said the word, it doesnt mean a thing. No controversy, its all good. I say white people dont say it, black people say it as much as you want. Dont get me wrong I respect your opinion. Theres a few words that I wouldn't say to white people that they sometimes use amongst themselves, it's not nearly as controversial as the n word of course. But hey, if you want to erase it, start with yourself and all your friends NOW, while your young, and maybe by the end of your lifetime the word will become erased. heck even without you doing so the word may just get lame, like words like groovy and far out and jive turkey.
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First off, I just want to say that I couldn't agree with you more. You have no idea how many times, I've brought this up with my friends that use this word. They think, "It's not a big deal, we're not meaning it to be mean." The fact is, it is a very mean and terrible word to use. I wish that everyone could see that, no matter what they intend. The word's definition stays the same.
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i honestly dont know but i compeletly understand where your coming from its insulting and we all use it as in double standard just like the word cracker i guess weve been using it so offten its hard to tell when the right and wrong time to use it and if its even right to use it at all me being white i still use both words N and cracker but i'll def think twice hope i helped
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I know what you are saying..and i agree..however no matter what you do there will always be deragatory slurs for all groups of people that will be around forever..thats the way it is..although its sad
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I am white and actually had a debate with a black male worker about this once. I agree with you 100%.
He claimed there was nothing wrong with him and his friends calling each other by the "N" word. I told him I found it offensive.
I taught my kids it wasn't a word to be used and by him and his friends using it in front of my kids and others, they were making it seem "okay".
I explained to him I didn't want my kids going up to a black friend and using that word, thinking it was OK because he did it. It might have caused them to lose a friend, because some things just aren't forgettable.
Anyway, He had enough respect that he didn't use the term in front of me anymore. Some white lady who threatened to wash his mouth out with soap. :)
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