There's a concept called the 'use-mention distinction' [0] that is very important here. It is fine to mention the word 'nigger' in the context of reporting spee

There's a concept called the 'use-mention distinction' [0] that is very important here. It is fine to mention the word 'nigger' in the context of reporting speech, for example, but not fine to use the word, in which case it becomes a racial slur. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use%E2%80%93mention_distinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use%E2%80%93mention_distinctio...