[Hey Gurl Hey]

Those Twitter users are just as bad as him. **** outta here

[CroNich]

Originally posted by Buddy!

Oh, so what they say about Australians (not all) being racist is true?

There's really no excuse for it. Don't care about your culture, learn what the word means and stop using it. It's offensive.

No one goes around and openly uses that word, as I said. Im purely saying (as I said above) that our only exposure to that word is through American rappers who openly say it in their raps, we don't have a huge amount of black-history.

[i spit on haters]

The context wasn't racist, in my opinion. I've become so desensitized to when white people throw around "*****". Not saying it's okay for them to use the term, but at the same time it's become so popular in all races, lol.

[BabyCantYouSee]

I know a white guy who says it on snapchat too.

[Nikolai.]

Originally posted by CroNich

In all honesty, being from Australia, people use the n-word all the time (myself included) cause its not seen as offensive, i imagine its the same as the UK. Also its obvious its not being used in a racist way.

Same w/ here in Miami. No one views it as racist, and before y'all come for me, I'm latino and so is almost everyone else who says it so apparently it's okay for latino's to use it but not whites

And no black people don't care here unless it's with the "er".

[Khal]

Originally posted by Jety92

Those kind of words doesn't need to have a oppressive history behind them to be offesive.
You don't make any sense.

It does if you're trying to equate "cracker" to the 'n' word.

[PrettyHurts]

Originally posted by CroNich

And I can see how you would think that, and if i was in America I would NEVER use that word, its just differences in cutlure and differences in meaning. No one in Australia (and I imagine the UK) would look at someone of colour and use the N-word to describe them, they have different meaning. And that is partially because our only exposure of black culture is Rappers who constantly use the N-word. Im not saying its common or widely accecpted but it has a different meaning here.

why don't i believe this at all

[Starburst]

Who cares

[Bitchcraft]

omg so edgy of him etc etc

[Buddy!]

Originally posted by CroNich

No one goes around and openly uses that word, as I said. Im purely saying (as I said above) that our only exposure to that word is through American rappers who openly say it in their raps, we don't have a huge amount of black-history.

Gurl i'm just reading an excuse. You openly admitted you use the word at times. You're on atrl and you KNOW it's a big deal based off the discussions on here, then why continue to use it? Just because rappers use it dosen't mean you should.

[J a y]

I had to Google him if I'm completely honest.

[CroNich]

Originally posted by Khal

Australia is hardly a shinning beacon for racial diversity/tolerance

But the thing is, in some ways the vast majority of Australian Society is open and accepting. When the Sydney Siege took place, the #ridewithme movement took off, because the majority of Australians were quick to run to the defence on the Muslim/Australian population who felt threatened because of the events that unfolded. Im honestly not defending his actions, but personally I don't believe that he used the word in a derogatory fashion, but again (as I have stated) it must just be a cultural difference.

[Outlaws]

Originally posted by Hey Gurl Hey

Those Twitter users are just as bad as him. **** outta here

ikr.

[heauxm]

Originally posted by QueenBLadyG

White people and their entitlement to think their need to say the word matters more than being a respectful and decent human being.

this.

[Buddy!]

Originally posted by J a y

I had to Google him if I'm completely honest.

Me too. But I guess that's a story for a different day

[CroNich]

Originally posted by Buddy!

Gurl i'm just reading an excuse. You openly admitted you use the word at times. You're on atrl and you KNOW it's a big deal based off the discussions on here, then why continue to use it? Just because rappers use it dosen't mean you should.

Yes but when I say I use the word, I don't mean I go around saying the N-word, im saying when we listen to RnB songs we sing along to the lyrics (including the N-word) because it doesn't mean the same here. Obviously on a forum like ATRL I would never, ever use that word because it is a different world with different cultural backgrounds. I guess its not worth arguing it on here because in this context Im wrong, which I understand, im just trying to offer a different perspective.

[Buddy!]

Originally posted by CroNich

Yes but when I say I use the word, I don't mean I go around saying the N-word, im saying when we listen to RnB songs we sing along to the lyrics (including the N-word) because it doesn't mean the same here. Obviously on a forum like ATRL I would never, ever use that word because it is a different world with different cultural backgrounds.

All i'm saying is just to educate yourself.

[Hey Gurl Hey]

He wasn't using it in a racist way so it isn't racist. I mean nobody should say the word because it makes them look extremely uneducated and trashy. It's just not a good look to use it

[blaggot]

race threads on ATRL are always, always a mess

white people do not, can not, and will never face racism; y'all are talking about PREJUDICE. know your terms

white people who use the n-word are fully aware of it's historical meaning, yet due to white entitlement, they feel they should still be able to use it as long as it's not "malicious" because "it's just a word" and "if white people can't say it, no one should be able to say it"

and furthermore the fact that y'all are dismissing the age gap between him and bella yet crucified tyga and kylie speaks volumes about something y'all claim doesn't exist: white privilege

and what that, I'm done

[Attitude]

My god. I can't tell if people in here are trolling or if yall are really that ignorant.