[StephenNYMonster]

Originally posted by feelslikeadream

What? And according to Wikipedia, Zayn is half British Pakistani, half Irish/English. Is anyone not pale considered black to you?

Ok, that was my mistake. I meant to say is he referring to a black person?

And who is you though? I don't know you from anywhere, so don't act like you know me. Thank you.

[Musicfan56]

[HandsOn]

Originally posted by Kyle.

lol? POCs are reclaiming the word to give it a positive connotation.

as stated a couple posts above, when other races use it, they aren't using it to reclaim the word; they are using it to MOCK african americans.

PoC is not interchangeable with Black people. I'm not trying to come for you, I just feel it's necessary to correct this when I see it as it causes a lot of confusion when people try to have race-conscious dialogues.

[StephenNYMonster]

Originally posted by HandsOn

!!!

So because it's popular, it's right?

Basically. When a word is used so often, of course people are going to want to use it.

[Ressti]

Originally posted by StephenNYMonster

You literally removed the part I put in parenthesis.

I'm not delusional. I know that there are people who still use the word as a derogatory statement. It is just that the person that is being discuss now and the people I heard use the word have meant it as a term of endearment to their friends. I'm not clueless to all that.

Welp, guess we're just gonna have to disagree there

Let me ask you this. If some non-black person you knew came up to you and greeted you with the n-word... how would you react?

[HandsOn]

Originally posted by Dickard

Not all other races who say it have malicious intent--they're simply just dumb

Impact >>> intent.

[Rami328]

Originally posted by Vin

Caucasian celebs that have said the n-word:

Louis of One Direction
Gwyneth Paltrow
Michael Richards
Madonna
Paris Hilton
Paula Deen
Charlie Sheen

Add to the list.



...Vin

Can't forget about Eminem

[MP2K]

White people should really not use that word, I learned the hard way. I lost one of my good pals due to his usage of the word in public. :woo: Save yourselves, don't do it.

[Shigo]

Yall stay with the ridiculous "term of endearment" ****? Really now?

[liberalmusiclover]

Not people in here defending racism

Rihanna, Beyoncé, Nicki, and whoever else can say it because they're black.

[Ferst]

I've never said that word in my life but i don't live in the US and people use it all the time.

Why is it such a big deal?

[HandsOn]

Originally posted by StephenNYMonster

Basically. When a word is used so often, of course people are going to want to use it.

That whole answer is neither here no there. I didn't ask if it was "okay" or "understandable" I asked if it was right.

[Summer]

Originally posted by Dancehall

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chicken

Oh.

Welp. There it is.

[Fruity]

Originally posted by blaggot

I disagree, I think that if a black person wants to take back power over a slur that was used to belittle their people then they have every right to do so. I acknowledge the difference of opinion though.

I respect and agree with this idea completely.

However: the unfortunate consequence of doing this in the rap community is the trivialisation concept. People (especially younger generations ignorant to details in history), forget the implications behind saying something and just partake in the copycat effect that popular culture delivers. And hence, we get these kind of scandals today, even when genuine racism is not in the slightest bit involved. Lots of people don't necessarily see the big deal because of its trivialised nature. It just goes to show the influence of popular culture.

[castle13]

[Revel]

Originally posted by Callisto.

Black people in the UK also didn't have to deal with segregation like blacks in America.
So of course they wouldn't give a damn.

It's about context.

Erm, that is not actually true. Segregation was rife in the UK until the mid 70s. For example; there were only toliet English people could use and toilets that only the Black, Irish etc people could use. Racism has been a major issue in the UK most recently with the London Riots. The thing what people don't see if that the UK is actually quite more racist than America today but because America debates about this issue a lot people see it as more of an issue. In the UK, the issue is swept under the carpet.

[Summer]

Louis has always been trash and will always remain trash.

[King B]

Originally posted by Ferst

I've never said that word in my life but i don't live in the US and people use it all the time.

Why is it such a big deal?

How would u like it if someone called u a "f@g"?

[Attitude]

Originally posted by Cyanide

Messy. Who records themselves smoking weed like they are cool or something. are they 15?

They obviously recorded it and released it to get rid of their "kiddie image".

[StephenNYMonster]

Originally posted by Ressti

Welp, guess we're just gonna have to disagree there

Let me ask you this. If some non-black person you knew came up to you and greeted you with the n-word... how would you react?

Seeing as how that is currently going on, I can say that I'm living just fine. It is not some random person coming up to me and just saying it out of the blue. I wouldn't even want a black person I didn't know coming up and saying it to me because the intent of the word is sometimes negative in the black community.