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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
Not gonna lie, the whole N word thing, even when I hear it in rap lyrics, it makes me uncomfortable. I get it's part of rap culture to use it in their lyrics, and apparently it's ok when a black person calls another black person that, where the intent behind the word being totally different than it being a racial slur. But it just blurs the line with the word, and it can cause confusion among people who aren't black who think all of sudden, there's times when it's ok to use the word.
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I've seen a similar sentiment here a few times now (namely suggestions that *no one* use the word), but don't recall seeing it addressed. African Americans and any other group that have been and are still targeted by the N word have *every right* to use it how they see fit. It's all about reappropriating and reclaiming the word. It's to show it has lost its power over them.
I agree, though, the word itself makes me feel uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable. I cannot even bring myself to say it as a quote of someone else. But I think this affect on me is a positive thing. I *should* feel the word is so inappropriate as to be impossible for me to say.