are you offended by the n word?

I, personally, well I guess I am offended? It depends on it's usage, like if someone were to call me one I'd be offended or if it's said very often. But if someone says it as a quote from a movie line or I hear it in a song, then I'm not really that bothered by it. Does anyone else feel this way? If not, then how do you feel?

Not really.

Things might be different if I was black.

Nope.

I'm not offended by words; I'm offended by their intended meaning in context.

Quite frankly I think that those who are offended by the words themselves need to become less lazy and actually pay attention to what's being said. :P

I'm embarassed because it is a horrible word with a very horrible history.Ninja_Dog

I'm embarassed because it is a horrible word with a very horrible history.Ninja_Dog

I basically pity anyone who throws it around. Expand your vocabulary and you wont have to fill in the blanks with vulgarities.

It depends on how its used on context. My dad for example grew up in the South Bronx and in a very tough neighborhood so he had a very street dialect as a kid(he doesn't now though) Where he was from those who said it meant no harm. It was just a sign of friendship/brotherhood. My dad is a very light skin Puerto Rican and looks whiter then some Caucasian people and one story he told me was that when he went to the army he was joking around with his friends and said the N word with an "a" ending and a random muscular black man heard him and was about to fight him and my dad told him, where hes from its a sign of friendship and not a word of racism and the man cooled down, but he was mad at the fact that a "whiteman" was using it...

So even though I am not "officially" black I do have ancestors that were brought from Africa as slaves to Puerto Rico by the Spaniards and it does seem very offensive when anybody says the "er" word. But to me the "a"word is a brotherly/friendship word.

No. I think everyone needs to stop worrying about offending everyone else. And some people need to get some thicker skin ;) DarkPrinceXC

it doesnt offend me. but yeah alot of people do get offended by the slightest things anymore, and i refuse to be polically correct to prevent offending them. that doesnt include ethnic or racial remarks or anythign like that, i am just stating this so i dont get flammed and called a racist by someone miss interpreting what i meant

No. I think everyone needs to stop worrying about offending everyone else. And some people need to get some thicker skin ;) DarkPrinceXC

^This.

No, but I despise most people that use it. My cousin throws it in every sentence and everytime she says It I just feel like punching her, she's not even black so it's only a matter of time before she says it in the wrong place. Needless to say she had it coming. It's just such an ugly despicable word and I don't understand why anyone would want to delevel themselves to using it in everyday matters. That word is so despicable it really paints the user with an ugly face.Siofen

i completely agree with you.

yes. it killed my family.LoG-Sacrament

That word killed your family? Damn, that's harsh. :P

No, I love that word. I use it and its variants incessantly.

Vulgarity is an fine art, and the n word is just another color for my canvas.

Incidentally, I've never used that word to directly insult a black person. Odd, that.

yes. it killed my family.LoG-Sacrament

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]yes. it killed my family.DarkPrinceXC

That word killed your family? Damn, that's harsh. :P

i found it quite offensive.

N-word? No, actually I think it's quite delicious.

Goes lovely with some

:P

Me and my friends say it all the time, but not to intentionally offend people (we're white)

In fact, every time I see my black friends at school I'll just be like, "Wazzup my nig!?" and shake their hand

I'd never say it to someone I don't know, though