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Nothing annoys me more than having a friend butcher a song with self censoring.
What do you feel about the word Nigga?
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Nothing annoys me more than having a friend butcher a song with self censoring.
Its the same word.
Karsticles
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What Chris Rock joke?
Mammoth Jones
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I personally don't give a shit. Words don't mean anything to me. It's the meaning and context behind their use that matter.
If someone is taking a baseball bat to my skull while saying "I love you!" it doesn't make the words calm, warm and soothing.
starchild excalibur
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It depends on the person. I won't scowl at someone who uses it in that context, but it'll definitely come off as unnatural to me.
iKeepPlaying
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THIS! This is why I asked... Thank god that it isn't offensive.
Can we use it here?
If somebody is oversensitive, then it means they are more sensitive than they should be and thats not my problem. Dont get me wrong, I'm not an offensive person by nature and its rare that I every say 'nigga' but when I do, I'm quite confident the people I'm around aren't going to be offended by it. Know your audience and be sure to leave no question in somebody's mind the context you used a word or phrase in if its something you think can be used offensively. The same can be said for many words in the English language like 'stupid' or 'asshat' or something. I guess I've just always had an instinct for knowing when something is appropriate or not. Perhaps I'm not used to lacking that instinct.
I H8 Memes
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It's like white people calling each other "cracker". Only idiots and dudebros use it.
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Devolution
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That there are "black people" and there are "niggers." Since his joke others outside of the community have granted him representational status of the entire group and think they can also make such assertions.
Bay Maximus
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Do not be sent off, it is indeed offensive if you're not black or at least brown. I'm trying to help you out here one gaffer to another.
I'm black and I rarely say outside of if I'm sayin' lyrics or something like that. idk if other people say it, for me a word only has as much power as you give it. My non-black friends tend to not use it out of respect and since I don't use it unless they're singin' lyrics or quoting something.
crimzonflame
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Its all about context and surroundings. That being said, everyone in high school said the word.
A joke that made a asston of people think that nigga and nigger had different meanings.
how many gaf years did you wait to post this?
IsntChrisL
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I don't say it. It's kind of fucked up how the word has become part of everyday language for so many people of different races. What really sucks for me is that I listen to a lot of hip hop and it's pretty hard to avoid.
My biggest beef with the word is the argument that "nigga" is a word of empowerment. I believe it's stupid and hypocritical to say that a word is empowering when used by one race and oppressive when used by another (even when you're not saying "nigger"). I've never heard anyone say something empowering and finish the sentence with "nigga."
My biggest beef with the word is the argument that "nigga" is a word of empowerment. I believe it's stupid and hypocritical to say that a word is empowering when used by one race and oppressive when used by another (even when you're not saying "nigger"). I've never heard anyone say something empowering and finish the sentence with "nigga."
guess im wrong. well shit on me...
triplestation
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Any of you guys remember this scene?
So good.
So good.
Dude Abides
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Has anyone read this book "Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word" by Randall Kennedy (Harvard Law prof). It's pretty good.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger_(2002_book)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger_(2002_book)
CountAntonius
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Honestly if you gotta ask yourself if it could/should be said. Just don't. It's a dumb ass word that can easily be substituted by a million different other less offensive words.
iKeepPlaying
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LiquidMetal14
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I feel it's stupid to use that word nowadays. The word was a negative for the African American race for a long time and now it's used in an ass backwards way. And the youth of the last few decades are just raised with the language.
frankie_baby
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I'm white I wouldn't use it, though if black people are allowed to use it then white people should be to, anything else is hypocritical and discriminatory
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No, but I love the group.
Devolution
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Yeah no.
To you.
I am almost always* offended by it's use regardless of context and embarrassed depending on context (Namely if I'm in mixed company with black folks saying it)
The word and the word it derives from are both horrible and both need to die a fiery death simply by decision of the majority of smart people deciding not to use them.
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The word and the word it derives from are both horrible and both need to die a fiery death simply by decision of the majority of smart people deciding not to use them.
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The lone exception is the old school stereotypical gangsta rapper living in the hood where the word was routinely said. People like Kanye and Li Wayne & Jay-Z need to stop using it since they no longer pretend to be that type if they ever were that type at all. Most people are not so ghetto to know the word has negative connotations amongst all races
It's a word and like most words it depends on the context, but I understand that it's a word with history behind it. Either way I don't use it, except jokingly with my friends on rare occasions.
Fun fact, while it's acceptable to say "black" in English if you say its Portuguese equivalent (preto) in Portugal it's insulting. Honestly I don't even know what the fuck the pc term is supposed to be.
Fun fact, while it's acceptable to say "black" in English if you say its Portuguese equivalent (preto) in Portugal it's insulting. Honestly I don't even know what the fuck the pc term is supposed to be.
CountAntonius
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It's at the very least stupid and confusing. It really shouldn't be ok for anyone to use it if it's ok for some people to use it. I'd find it weird if my Mexican friends started calling each other wetbacks casually. The word simply isn't ingrained in our culture like that. Should we also "take it back"? How bout we just admit it's a dumb ass word born from racism and ignorance and let it die and avoid confusion all together. That's my opinion of course.
:lol
I could've done the cliche, "I listen to lots of hip hop," (I do) or the classic, "But I have black friends," (I do) but I felt that's a bit tired at this point.
And once more, I agree.
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nigga and nigger are just an annunciation made easy method for the lazy.
I'm white and don't use either word.
I personally think it's silly how "nigga" is often said dozens of times per day in a friendly way but "nigger" is one of the most offensive words anybody can say. I understand the difference between them, but I think it's dumb and that people should stop using both words. Especially rappers with influence over others.
I personally think it's silly how "nigga" is often said dozens of times per day in a friendly way but "nigger" is one of the most offensive words anybody can say. I understand the difference between them, but I think it's dumb and that people should stop using both words. Especially rappers with influence over others.
Xilium
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I actually agree with you on this. Louis C.K. does a skit on this (and I'm sure others before him) but everyone knows what you mean when you say "N-word" and anyone who hears that is instantly gonna think "nigger" in their head anyway. It's a sad state of affairs when you can't even say the word in a news piece without fear of offending someone.
From my own personal experiences, the people that tend to use the word most often are the same people that tend to be most offended when someone that isn't black (or a non-black that isn't a part of their own social circle) uses it.
For people like myself (I'm black btw), the reason we don't use the word is the same reason we aren't offended by it. To me, it's just a word and adds nothing meaningful to the conversation.
I have no problem with the word itself but it undoubtedly causes a lot of unnecessary controversy that I feel is counterproductive to race relations.
I always laugh(inside) when I hear normal people use the phrase 'African American person' instead of 'black person'. It seems much more awkward to me.
marathonfool
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Non-black folks don't get to decide the appropriate usage of the word. It's a historically derogatory and oppressive term from non-blacks. Of course there's a double standard.
I know it's hot right?
Yep, same here.
-Pyromaniac-
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uhhh but brown people aren't black
eudaemonic
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I admit I say this once in a while - only in accepting company though. Like my finacé.
That may be the origin, I don't know, but that's not what it is at all anymore to a lot of people who still do use it.
In their minds the gaps between the two is like a big 'ole river.
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