Does saying nigga make you a racist?

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I say it with my black friends all the time.

not racist at all.  Just a word.

 
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"I've been battling with the struggle of love and anger and the anger has won. It's impossible for me to go back to the way I was. I've tried changing back but it didn't work. I still had it in me and doubt it will ever go away. I have no control over it anymore. It has become part of me."
To follow up, does saying nigger make you a racist?

 
 
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Quote from: RustingFloor on September 30, 2014, 08:44:16 PM
To follow up, does saying nigger make you a racist?

Not necessarily.

I mean, My best friend is married to a black girl. He says all the time that he hates Niggers.

When me and my friends refer to "Niggers", we are referring to thug lowlife scumbags regardless of race. There are black niggers, white niggers, asian niggers.

 
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Whenever I say it, it just means I've been watching too much Boondocks lately.

 
 
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This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
Niggas a lifestlye, not a skin colla.

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"I've been battling with the struggle of love and anger and the anger has won. It's impossible for me to go back to the way I was. I've tried changing back but it didn't work. I still had it in me and doubt it will ever go away. I have no control over it anymore. It has become part of me."
Quote from: PSU on September 30, 2014, 08:46:08 PM
Quote from: RustingFloor on September 30, 2014, 08:44:16 PM
To follow up, does saying nigger make you a racist?

Not necessarily.

I mean, My best friend is married to a black girl. He says all the time that he hates Niggers.

When me and my friends refer to "Niggers", we are referring to thug lowlife scumbags regardless of race. There are black niggers, white niggers, asian niggers.
But the word has its origins describing specifically people of a certain ethnicity. It's a corruption of negro.

Is it not racist then to attach a negative connotation to it?

 
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No.

It just makes you look really ignorant if you use it in formal environments.
Last Edit: September 30, 2014, 09:16:59 PM by I_IRONMAN_I

 
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If used in a derogatory way then it is

 
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Depends on sentence context and the person you talk to.

 
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I say it all the time in a non-negative manner.

 
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If I'm not here, I'm doing photography. Or I'm asleep. Or in lockdown. One of those three, anyway.

The current titlebar/avatar setup is just normal.
Depends on the context. Same as swearing isn't offensive if I say "frack me that hurt" rather then "frack you, and your family".


Also depends on the person(s) within earshot. But I'm no mind-reader.
Last Edit: October 01, 2014, 02:51:04 AM by SuperIrish

 
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I don't see them as any different than other swear words.  People call their friends fuck faces or bitch ass homeboys and it's fun banter but if you are in an argument with someone it's taken as an insult, which it's supposed to be insulting.  I don't think any race has owner ship of a word.

 
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