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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
The n-word is a slur that was used to dehumanize a race deemed as "subhuman" and "uncivilized" for generations. Black people using it is seen as them reclaiming a word used as a weapon by their oppressors. White people using it is seen as evocative of the aggressively inequitable culture propagated by the era of slavery.
In short, if you're white, you don't get to ####ing say it.
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I understand the reasoning behind 'taking the word back', and it sounds like a good idea on paper. The reality is that no one anticipated the rampant use in music which led to the term blanketed across popular culture.
I'm not really sure if reclaiming the word was effective, and I'd be happy if it just went away altogether.