[Serious] Singing the N-word

[Brian37]

Way to miss the point.

I already addressed this in a prior post.

Huckleberry Finn is a historical piece of work. I am pretty damned sure that the Black History Museum in DC like the Holocaust Museum in DC also depict slurs against entire groups. But not as an advocacy but a reminder of what not to do.

Saying the "n" word exists isn't the same as using it as a slur. 

But even in non hatful art such as a song, or comedy, it is still important to know time place and context. 

As Criss Rock rightfully pointed out, that I think the OP missed was, "Not really". 

Chris wasn't saying "never" but "it depends", and I take that as "don't assume".

I hate these "either/or" propositions. "We must have the legal right to always say it" isn't the argument. It always depends on knowing your audience and time place and context.

Just like you don't sell tobacco to or porn to kids.

"N" is the same as "kike" or "Krout' or " Jap" or "wetback".

If you are going to use a word in like a reporter like a history book, or documentary, that is one thing. But outside that, like art, music, comedy you still need to know your audience. 

My ex wife was Japanese. I once got into a play argument with her and responded, "Just remember we kicked your ass in WW2."  But she knew me personally and she got the context. However, one day I went to pick her up at work and a white southern draw security guard was at the back door. I asked him to page her and his response was, "Oh, you mean the Jap?"  The problem wasn't that he was a bigot, he may or may not have been. The problem if he was not a bigot is that he didn't know me personally enough to make a joke like that if he was being friendly.

That is what Chris means by, "Not really."

Read careful.  The point is whether or not it is appropriate to sing along with a song that contains the n-word, and to sing that particular word aloud if you're not black.

Nothing in your post - not Chris Rock or your ex-wife or history or comedy - is germane to that point.

Boru

Ok if it is not germane to the point, is it Tito to the point? See what I did there?