So only when Whites say the "N" word it's racist

[taliovelez]

Did you ever hear Lou Reed's "Take a walk on the wild side"? Internal lyrics include

And the colored girls go
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo
Doo, do-doo, do-doo, do-do-doo

Here ya go.



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Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song) - Wikipedia

 

[January]

think it depends on who you're talking to, and the intent matters.
Sometimes there is playful banter among women using the word "bitch". They might say something like "Okay, but this better work bitch". It is just used as sassy banter, and it isn't used in a disrespectful way, but one needs to be very careful that it's clearly understood that way.

yes exactly - context and intent matters and sometimes groups of people re claim a word that has been used as a derogatory word to then use it with pride about themselves

I admit I dont quite understand that rationale - and since I am not in that group (ie in this case am a white person) then I definitely do not use it myself.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

It's never okay for white people to use it. It's offensive to my ears no matter who says it, but if a group of black people want to use it among themselves, that's their choice. Sort of like my friends and I might call ourselves the happy hags, but if some other person called me a hag I'd hit him with my cane.

Even though the term is sometimes used among Blacks as a term of endearment or comraderie, I don't think it's okay for anyone to use it ! It's a degrading term that has a disgusting history. Besides it being a slave era derogatory term, it signified that we were considered less than the animals. I try to impart this to young people I hear using the term publicly (when I can). I hate that the term is so pervasive in some music (especially Rap though not all rap).