3 ms·
> joking with likeminded folks in a community built around such is likely appropriate. Would you say it is okay for white people to use the n word if there are
by slg 6y ago
> joking with likeminded folks in a community built around such is likely appropriate.
Would you say it is okay for white people to use the n word if there are no Black people around?
- ALittleLight 6y agoI think it depends. Certainly it could be used in a way that conveys racist positions and it could be used in a way that doesn't. Is someone singing along to a rap song a racist? Kids being edgy? I am not saying though that I think use of the term is okay, only that I don't think it should be prohibited either by law or by the pressure of big companies punishing people who say what is forbidden for them to say. I'm perfectly happy with people who make the judgement that they may never say certain words. I'm not happy with people telling others what they can or cannot say.
- djbebs 6y agoWhats wrong with using that word even if black people are around? If listening to a word causes you so much trouble, thats your problem as the listener, and its up to you to deal with it.
- atypicaluser 6y agoYes. And even with them around. All depends on the context and the willingness to get one's nose bopped. I would, for example, encourage an actor to use overly offensive expletives, even repeating them ad nauseam in the presence of their fellow actors so they feel more comfortable using such words in a production dealing with racial strife, historical storytelling or what have you. No word is so beyond the pale it must be Voldemorted.