(November 11, 2019 at 1:16 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(November 11, 2019 at 1:02 pm)Grandizer Wrote: If I say the N-word in public, even in singing, and there were black people around telling me to stop using that word, why on earth would I want to keep being an inconsiderate dick about it and ignore what this word really is for them? It's ok, you can survive without having to say the N-word in front of them.
Personally, I don't even say it in private because I don't have this urge to repeat lyrics from rap songs that include that word.
Should you also self-censor when doing a public reading of, say, Huckleberry Finn or To Kill A Mockingbird? The argument can be made that by saying (or singing) the words as the artist wrote them is a nod to artistic integrity. I don't consider myself qualified to re-write Twain or Drake or Snoop Dog.
It's all situational and a matter of tact. It's about knowing what and when to say things (if at all). Will you die if you don't sing the N-word out loud in front of black people?
