...okay now you're coming across as a bit insane. Just the use of the n word doesn't make you a racist. For example, Justin Beiber isn't a racist because he made a racially insensitive joke like 6 years ago with no obvious malintent
...okay now you're coming across as a bit insane. Just the use of the n word doesn't make you a racist. For example, Justin Beiber isn't a racist because he made a racially insensitive joke like 6 years ago with no obvious malintent
He was also like 13 when he said it. A white person who says the N word should be considered racist as they are glamourising a word that has such a highly emotional meaning
If black people are offended by the N word, then they should not say it as well because that would mean that they are disrespecting their own race. And if you think it's okay for a black person to say the N word, but disagree when a white person says it - then you are being racist as well.
honestly I have always seen blacks and Latinos call each other the "N" word in a nice type of way, but when a white person says it, the mood changes..
Okay, your first problem is assuming that all "blacks" have the same mind and will find the same things offensive.
Second, assuming what you said is even true, I guess some black people might find it less offensive from Latinos, given that Latinos weren't the ones who used it as an oppressive tool for hundreds of years. In my opinion, it's still offensive and ignorant regardless.
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Originally posted by Kavish
If black people are offended by the N word, then they should not say it as well because that would mean that they are disrespecting their own race. And if you think it's okay for a black person to say the N word, but disagree when a white person says it - then you are being racist as well.
I'm just saying when a non white says it, it's not a big deal, but when a white says it, it's a big deal.. do you not agree?
Because whites were the slavemasters and the ones with the historical racist use of the word... It's not acceptable to continue that tradition due to the history of the white man.