And none of my comments eluded to me hating white people. What I hate are white people like u who are to scared to admit their bigotry and bias.

And the white people who say -blam!-, don't so so in person around black urban kids were the use of the word is much larger. U talking about urban kids using it, I live in an urban city where racism happens everyday, and yes I experience it every other day one way or another. U have no experience on the fact out side of what u hear on tv or walking to ur car. I call u names because I dislike ur ignorance. If I truly wanted to learn something I wouldn't debate with the professor would take notes. Which do u think you're doing?

Sign I really want to explain to you but u have to stop seeing this as something that can be argued. That's a huge problem I only see with whites more so with American whites. Some cultures are just that, cultures. Of course you won't understand as long as you are being argumentative, even in the slightest. Thame why I tell u to just stfu. Ur views on the nword are warped by media. My views come from EXP since birth. This will be my last post on the subject l, N****r(used by whites and uncle toms, see Dave Chapelle Clayton Bigsby for what an uncle Tom is)- derogatory. Used as an insult for centuries. Originally meaning black, but made to mean "less than" by the years of inflammatory remarks made before or after the use of the word. Now on to N***a, Used by blacks as as term of endearment. Doesn't have to be used in a polite manner, I could call my brother a b***h a** n***a and he'd be ok with it because of the tone I say it in. When a black person uses the word -blam!- is usually used in a friendly tone, even if the words are used with it are "unkind". We learn growing up that when I white person calls u a nigg*r, is means they don't like u or our color. I don't think u understand that there are still white people who call us -blam!- and discriminate and do AWFUL things just because of our skin. Thus we take the edge off by calling each other n***a instead, and when we use it, it doesn't hold the same meaning as if a 2hite person uses it. Don't get me wrong, there are white people out there who grow up in poor neighborhood around alot of blacks and eventually they get comfortable enough to say it, but when they do is only with black people they know. But those handful of poor whites aren't the ones I dislike, is the ones who live in the suburbs and are saying is just because they think it's cool or some hip trend. When it's alot more struggle and feelings attached to both versions of that word. It's not a matter of fairness(unless you're ignorant). It's a matter of are u using it to be cool/fit in (which is offensive), are u using it be little someone(also offensive) or are u using it because u are USED TO IT. This is something thats not easily explained because the history is so long, and our cultures have different versions of history(remember there are 2 sides to every story). It's even harder to explain on a forum to a person who wants to argue each point as not being a valid enough point. This is why I say u wouldn't argue this in person, because u would be corrected quickly and most likely look very foolish for even arguing. I've heard all the arguments about the topic, people even go so far as to bring other ethnic groups into the argument. (Side note, Irish slaves WERE NOT treated the same as blacks, ESPECIALLY after slavery was abolished). I grow tired of having back and forth debates about this with white people on the internet, I feel the conversation wild be more fruitful if u were to just listen. I'm giving u answers u just need to just listen to them.

Black slaves were in a much smaller number than white slavers for 1, for 2, black slaves weren't the ones who implemented laws that explicitly targeted minorities. Wtf are u talking about?

What about the black slavers that used the word 'n*gga'? Why does using that word in today's society not remind you of a black slaver when a fellow black person calls you such? I'm not denying there's racism and the fact that you're attempting to force the opinion to even go there is overboard. Pull back your own hate and actually read the words that have been said. You're right... white people DON'T get it, because they haven't experienced it. But everyone has experienced some sort of discrimination in there life, so there's a little bit of understand on a basic level. However, if you want REAL understanding to come from a thread/conversation like this, you can't just go off in a rant without explaining the reasons as to why. You're saying that white people should say n*gga because it may upset black people, but black people can say it (no matter the context) because of what happened to their ancestors. You said "But telling us we shouldn't be aloud to say it is ridiculous. It's 1 word." So I'll say the same back to you.... saying that we shouldn't be allowed to say a word is ridiculous if YOU are also allowed to use it, all in all, because it perpetuates racism. It's a way to still separate the races (whites can't say it, blacks can). I don't want to offend anyone, but if YOU can use it and not be offended, then why is it offensive when I say it? Just because... I'm white? Do you understand how/why this would be confusing for someone? Once again, I don't believe that ANY racial slurs are okay and am well aware that racism (and sexism and discrimination of all sorts) still runs rampant.