"you people"? Is that a racist remark?

"you people"? Is that a racist remark?

Sorry....meant to say "you colored people"
MY BAD

Sorry....meant to say "you colored people"
MY BAD

Everybody.....TALK!!!

The thing I never understood is why some white people jump on black folks for using the word. That just cracks me up. And the word is nigger, not "the n word". I hate that shit.
I think it's all about the context in which you use it and who's saying it. Just like with friends you can call eachother "my bitch" and such, but if someone bumps into you at the store and then calls you a bitch it's an entirely different thing.

Yeah, Joey - like I could've called this thread that !

It doesn't matter, won't be long before it will get locked either way.

It doesn't matter, won't be long before it will get locked either way.

Why do YOU people always have to start shit ?

There is but one cracker ass cracker on this site.

Correct.
And I am an ass cracker ass

I can definitely see that now.

I'm a baby cracker!

Can we PLEASE have a civil discussion about this, so my shit doesn't get deleted?

How do you feel about the N word ?
Is it offensive to you?
Does it matter to you who's saying it, or is it always offensive?

My teenage daughters tell me that many of the kids in their school address each other this way - you know, "What's up,my N'er?"
And this is whites saying it to whites, for the most part. (We live in lily white NH.) My kids (who are bi-racial) both get offended by the term and will tell someone in a minute not to address them that way.

How do you feel ?

Can we PLEASE have a civil discussion about this, so my shit doesn't get deleted?

How do you feel about the N word ?
Is it offensive to you?
Does it matter to you who's saying it, or is it always offensive?

My teenage daughters tell me that many of the kids in their school address each other this way - you know, "What's up,my N'er?"
And this is whites saying it to whites, for the most part. (We live in lily white NH.) My kids (who are bi-racial) both get offended by the term and will tell someone in a minute not to address them that way.

How do you feel ?

Yeah, sloppy wet cracker.

I am NOT sloppy. I ask N. that all the time. Not the N word, but N. the guy who likes his assd grabbed. He says it ain't sloppy.

Wet, sure thing. But there ain't no sloppiness!

Can we PLEASE have a civil discussion about this, so my shit doesn't get deleted?

How do you feel about the N word ?
Is it offensive to you?
Does it matter to you who's saying it, or is it always offensive?

My teenage daughters tell me that many of the kids in their school address each other this way - you know, "What's up,my N'er?"
And this is whites saying it to whites, for the most part. (We live in lily white NH.) My kids (who are bi-racial) both get offended by the term and will tell someone in a minute not to address them that way.

How do you feel ?

I feel like your wonderful kids. I grew up during the 60's when using that word was NEVER acceptable. In my old neighborhood, if a brother said that sh!t to another brother, he'd get his ass whipped.

If a non-white is stupid enough to call me that, or talk "ghetto" around me, I'll give him a warning. If you can't respect me as a human being, as a man, then step off.

No warnings...just tell them you don't appreciate that kind of speak. If they ignore it and keep on...OH, THERE ARE NO WARNINGS!...just REPERCUSSIONS!

i know this is an unpopular opinion to take, but i agree.

someone can call me "faggot" and mean it in the most hateful way possible. the word doesn't bother me at all. it's the person's intention that's hurtful.

words are noises and combinations of letters that we invented to describe things. that's all. it's the meaning that makes words ugly or beautiful. if we isolate certain words as hot-trigger "DO NOT USE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE" cases, then we do ourselves a great disservice, especially when taking into account social commentary in art and literature.

i will use any word in my writing that does the best job of getting my message across to a reader. if i am a good writer, i can use provocative words in a way that will not offend my reader. that's the challenge.