[split] The word 'Nigger' and other slurs

[Fruity]

I just said no one should use it, but the point is wanting to a word you know is offensive is dickish and immature

She's not excusing anyone from saying it. Not even blacks.

Yet she posted a video explicitly explaining why it's ok for black people to use the term but not white people. Riiiiight.

Right. So, Quill, what are your thoughts on that video? You posted it, but didn't say anything about it specifically. Although, right after that she did say that she does not approve of anyone using the word. I don't know what was the point of posting that video, but it seems clear to me that she doesn't use the word, or think it's appropriate for anyone to use it.


I am not one to be highly sensitive about things like this and I might be seen making fun of things that perhaps other people of my culture might find offensive. I have thick skin when it comes to racial humor when it's all fun and games. That's just me, though. Having experienced racist discrimination towards my father more than once as a child, I can understand how this subject may affect our fellow member Quill. I find it pointless to pout over "why can't I use the word, but you can". If you want to rap the darn song, then do it. Is it so hard to refrain from singing it when a black person is around in case it will start mayhem? One of my two closest buddies is black, I'm Mexican, and the other guy is white. We talk about ethnic stuff all the time. The phrase "you people" is used often when referring to things that our cultures do. We laugh at each other all the time. We can do that, because we know our intentions, and we feel safe that nobody there is racist. I have common sense, though. I won't go up to a black stranger and say "you people" this or that. If a rapper adds the words "nigger" to the lyrics, damn right I'd feel free to rap the song including the word. It's there. I'd just not do it in front of Quill or any other black person, unless they sent the message that we're cool like that. I understand it's hard to understand when you haven't been treated like shit for the color of your skin. I'm not just talking about the past. Even now it still happens to a smaller scale. I live in Arizona. I should know.