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[adio 5,000+ posts]

I have thought about it, I've taken classes in african american studies. Its not like black people collectively got together in a meeting and said "lets take their word and we can say it, but nobody else can", to use that word themselves was one way they were fighting against the word. I agree these days it is used to be "cool" because black kids look up to rappers as rolemodels and hear them saying it all the time, but its important to know the history of it. If other races are educated in it, its not a problem not to use it, this isnt a "if you can say it I can say it" thing, its a respect thing.

THANK YOU!!

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

exactly, I'm frankly surprised that these kids dont understand what the word means and why black people use it. While I dont think its right for rappers, who are rolemodels, to use it (because of dumbass kids like jmanpc), its not an excuse to think they dont care about it. FYI, MANY responsible black rappers dont use the n word for that very reason..

who? will smith //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[Savstyle 10+ year member]

it's just a ****ing word get over it.

people are offended by many word. But i guess if i walked up and call your mom a **** she shoulndt get mad because its just a word?

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

he has no problem calling other people n!ggers. so why would he have a problem with me calling him a n!gger? my point is: why does he use that word so liberally if its so utterly and completely offensive? if I were to call everyone who knows me "motherfvcker", could I get pissed if someone called me that? nope. it's still offensive to me when someone calls me that, though.

You are very simple minded. Its a COMPLETELY different word depending on who says it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif Just like one of your friends could come up to you and say "hey douche" (or any other similar word) , but if somebody else came up and said that, you would be pissed. Is it so fucking hard to understand?

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

who? will smith //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Well I guess... and I respect him for not using it, sadly people dont take him seriously as a rapper because of it. Also sad is that you wont find many mainstream rappers not using it, but black rappers like Slug, P.O.S., Brother Ali, Felix, and many more, don't use it.

 

[Savstyle 10+ year member]

i dont call people n!ggers, dont get me wrong. I'm just saying that if they dont want to be called that, dont go around saying it all the time.

so if one black person says it, then it immediatly falls upon the whole race? Every person is different, you shouldnt sterotype people.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

lol people are always gonna call people ******s and it's never gonna go away, so deal with it. it is what the white man likes to call life. i used to get called things all the time but you gotta take it with a grain of salt.

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

i dont call people n!ggers, dont get me wrong. I'm just saying that if they dont want to be called that, dont go around saying it all the time.

And I'm saying they shouldnt have to stop using it to not be called it. What does it take to make you realize that as a white person, it means a TOTALLY different thing for you to say it to a black person than it does for a black person to say it to another black person. It might aswell be a whole different word, sadly, the two words sound identical... and its up to you to understand the difference.

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

if someone called me a douche, i would think "ummm, okay... anyways..."
you're missing my point, though. Rappers are cheapening the n-word. In my mind, it has lost all meaning because it has been overused so much. Now, n!gga is equivalent to "dude", "bro", "dawg", etc. I can see it being offensive though, if I were to just go to a black guy and call him a "fvcking ******." But 9 times out of 10, it is used as a term of endearment, not as a derogatory term.

You think you can speak for the entire african american community when you say its lost its meaning?! They dont think that at all. Again, for the last time, depending on its use, it is TWO completely different words.

 

[Savstyle 10+ year member]

Well I guess... and I respect him for not using it, sadly people dont take him seriously as a rapper because of it. Also sad is that you wont find many mainstream rappers not using it, but black rappers like Slug, P.O.S., Brother Ali, Felix, and many more, don't use it.

in other words rappers that will never get any air time because of what they talk about. They dont about how many women they have how much they spent on there grill. Its nto what people buy now a days. What people guy is the crap thats on mtv.

 

[Savstyle 10+ year member]

I go to a school that is about 1/2 black people. Most times I'm hanging out with the black people, theyre calling each other n!ggers. does that make it a stereotype still?

yes, because the way you sound is that all black people use it when it not true. Maybe im just reading worng but its really seems like your seeing the black folk that are in teh mdeia who use it and the ones in school who use it, so all black people use it.

Hope that came out clear i cant think of a better way to say it.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

people are offended by many word. But i guess if i walked up and call your mom a **** she shoulndt get mad because its just a word?

she would get mad but i'd laugh my *** off

 

[mtdewelf 10+ year member]

sticks And Stones

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

What people guy is the crap thats on mtv.

Its a decision on what to listen to, sure its easier to listen to the stuff on MTV, but I'm convinced that soon people will get bored with this current music trend and we will see some more relevant music getting the spotlight.

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

oh and is it two different words when I call my mom a b!tch, and when I call my ladies b!tches?

depends, its not a cut and dry thing by any means, thats where a little common sense comes in.