Why can only black people say the N word?

The age old question.....

Cracker and the N word aren't the same thing...Aljosa23

thats the only example I can really think of for words white peopel are called. Im sure there are more though.

Does anyone have to say the word?Samwel_X

I dont think anyone really should.

Black people say it so they can take away the racist meaning. So they say it casually to themselves so if someone were to say it to future generations it wouldn't be an insult.xTheExploited

Never gonna happen if they keep freakin out.

i dont want to sound ignorant but why can only black people say that word? You dont really see white people walking around calling each other cracker casually. I dont mean to sound ignorant in any way, it just confuses me a bit.Film-Guy

because of racists like al sharpton and the stupid NAACP. i don't care i'm white and i say it among my family. freedom of speech and if the blacks don't like it, then i just got to tell them to stop being so sensitive. if the blacks don't want us saying it then they should tell their crappy rappers not to say it.whipassmt

because of racists like al sharpton and the stupid NAACP. i don't care i'm white and i say it among my family. freedom of speech and if the blacks don't like it, then i just got to tell them to stop being so sensitive. if the blacks don't want us saying it then they should tell their crappy rappers not to say it.whipassmt

lol don't even have the balls to say it to a black person. Nice one big man. :lol:

So that we have some erroneous obligation to babysit their whims over a fear of a word, given, of course, that us whites are all racists........CptJSparrow

How about you just try not to use the word... unless you feel some erroneous obligation to do so. :|

Cracker and the N word aren't the same thing...Aljosa23

Of course they are. They're both racial slurs.

Black people say it so they can take away the racist meaning. So they say it casually to themselves so if someone were to say it to future generations it wouldn't be an insult.xTheExploited

According to that line of logic, a white person should be able to use it, so long as it isn't in a insulting manner.

[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]Cracker and the N word aren't the same thing...ElZilcho90

Of course they are. They're both racial slurs.

The second is a light shade of black. If you take it as something else then that's your own problem, don't enforce your own beliefs on other people. Just as the first has a meaning.

along with the N word, honkey, cracker, sp** and several other words should be stricken from the dictionary because then they wouldn't exsist............therefore the wouldn't be real words for people to use casually.........

okay so that won't happen but it is a thought. who cares if they are the only ones who can say it........it isn't going to change anything that has already occured do to that words use in history

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"]So that we have some erroneous obligation to babysit their whims over a fear of a word, given, of course, that us whites are all racists........bradleybhoy

How about you just try not to use the word... unless you feel some erroneous obligation to do so. :|

[QUOTE="bradleybhoy"]

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"]So that we have some erroneous obligation to babysit their whims over a fear of a word, given, of course, that us whites are all racists........CptJSparrow

How about you just try not to use the word... unless you feel some erroneous obligation to do so. :|

I think you're going off topic with gross generlisations...

I agree with your first sentence though.

[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]Cracker and the N word aren't the same thing...ElZilcho90

Of course they are. They're both racial slurs.

Indeed they both are expressions of racial superiority however due to the many racial inequalities in American **** has much more power because it is a verbal reinforcement of these inequalities whereas cracker is generally just an empty insult. That's the difference.

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"][QUOTE="bradleybhoy"]

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"]So that we have some erroneous obligation to babysit their whims over a fear of a word, given, of course, that us whites are all racists........bradleybhoy

How about you just try not to use the word... unless you feel some erroneous obligation to do so. :|

I think you're going off topic with gross generlisations...

I agree with your first sentence though.

las personas españolas pueden decir esa palabra tambiénchampion_tyler

las personas españolas pueden decir esa palabra tambiénchampion_tyler

???

English please?

[QUOTE="champion_tyler"]las personas españolas pueden decir esa palabra tambiénCptJSparrow

Well sorry, gosh. I was just trying to add a little south-of-the-border flavor to our forum.

las personas españolas pueden decir esa palabra tambiénchampion_tyler

¡Hablo Engles!

Speak English!

I wonder this too. I guess if you're a member of the affected race, you get a "free pass"

But I don't go around calling everyone I know "D*go" and "P*lak"

Have you ever learned about World History? That said..everyone uses that word to take away its evil implications. By using it casually, it mocks the people who use it for insults.

It's something for those who don't have the true solution in hand. It's not the true answer and I think it only hinders it, but sometimes sidelining issues can be the way to confuse the enemy into an opening of their defense.

las personas españolas pueden decir esa palabra tambiénchampion_tyler

i haven't really heard it from them that often.

but i think who cares, its just a word.

does everyone want to say it?

I think the only reason most black people use the word and dont want white people saying it is because of their parent. They grow up in homes where their parents used the word all the time and then tell them that its wrong for white people to say it.

Well thats the best thatI can come up with because whenever I ask other black people why they say it, they always give me that lame excuse that its an impowering word or something and I find that to be complete bull***.

[QUOTE="champion_tyler"]las personas españolas pueden decir esa palabra tambiénvidplayer8

i haven't really heard it from them that often.

but i think who cares, its just a word.

does everyone want to say it?

It means "black" in spanish, so it's used about as often as we use "black"

[QUOTE="Dracargen"]

[QUOTE="champion_tyler"]las personas españolas pueden decir esa palabra tambiénchampion_tyler

¡Hablo Engles!

Speak English!

Sea el nivel callado una nueva-B

OKAY! Jeez, no need to go insulting my mother's pubic hair. . .

I think the only reason most black people use the word and dont want white people saying it is because of their parent. They grow up in homes where their parents used the word all the time and then tell them that its wrong for white people to say it.

Well thats the best thatI can come up with because whenever I ask other black people why they say it, they always give me that lame excuse that its an impowering word or something and I find that to be complete bull***.

dreamdude

I think it probably does have something to do with the parents, though not in my case. I never say the word, but I don't care if anyone calls me that, whether they're black or white.

[QUOTE="champion_tyler"][QUOTE="Dracargen"]

[QUOTE="champion_tyler"]las personas españolas pueden decir esa palabra tambiénDracargen

¡Hablo Engles!

Speak English!

Sea el nivel callado una nueva-B

OKAY! Jeez, no need to go insulting my mother's pubic hair. . .

I didn't....

[QUOTE="Dracargen"][QUOTE="champion_tyler"][QUOTE="Dracargen"]

[QUOTE="champion_tyler"]las personas españolas pueden decir esa palabra tambiénchampion_tyler

¡Hablo Engles!

Speak English!

Sea el nivel callado una nueva-B

OKAY! Jeez, no need to go insulting my mother's pubic hair. . .

I didn't....

Uhuh...sure you didn't buddy.;)

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I didn't....

champion_tyler

I know. My Spanish is bad.

[QUOTE="dreamdude"]

I think the only reason most black people use the word and dont want white people saying it is because of their parent. They grow up in homes where their parents used the word all the time and then tell them that its wrong for white people to say it.

Well thats the best thatI can come up with because whenever I ask other black people why they say it, they always give me that lame excuse that its an impowering word or something and I find that to be complete bull***.

champion_tyler

I think it probably does have something to do with the parents, though not in my case. I never say the word, but I don't care if anyone calls me that, whether they're black or white.

Sometimes these forums really make me wonder. I used to hate hiostory at school it was the most dull subject, but I sure am glad I picked up the basics. The answer to the thread's question isn't complicated.

because of racists like al sharpton and the stupid NAACP. i don't care i'm white and i say it among my family. freedom of speech and if the blacks don't like it, then i just got to tell them to stop being so sensitive. if the blacks don't want us saying it then they should tell their crappy rappers not to say it.whipassmt

same here, i say along with my friends its just like any other word.

[QUOTE="champion_tyler"][QUOTE="dreamdude"]

I think the only reason most black people use the word and dont want white people saying it is because of their parent. They grow up in homes where their parents used the word all the time and then tell them that its wrong for white people to say it.

Well thats the best thatI can come up with because whenever I ask other black people why they say it, they always give me that lame excuse that its an impowering word or something and I find that to be complete bull***.

spacedog1973

I think it probably does have something to do with the parents, though not in my case. I never say the word, but I don't care if anyone calls me that, whether they're black or white.

Sometimes these forums really make me wonder. I used to hate hiostory at school it was the most dull subject, but I sure am glad I picked up the basics. The answer to the thread's question isn't complicated.

I know my history quite well. I know perfectly well about slavery and then what happened for a hundred years afterward.

Thats exactly why I dont say the word. I find that if we dont want white people to say the word then we shouldn't say it. Its creates an unnecessary inequality that really doesn't have to be there.