xD nice one
btw how can someone be offended if being called a nigger/-a.. maybe it's just me, but after watching chappelles show i say nigger/bitch all the time.

Kingkosi

United States1215 Posts

November 09 2009 21:38 GMT

#22

It's a touchy word be careful with it. Niggas is crazy and will fuck you up if you use it.

paper

13196 Posts

November 09 2009 21:40 GMT

#23

^ listen to one of three black people on TL :D

TryThis

Canada1522 Posts

November 09 2009 21:42 GMT

#24

the other day i went into my buddys appartment, i jsut walked in and yelled, yo nigga hurry up we're leaving soon.

as a walked further in i saw two of his roomates sitting watching tv, both were black. There was sort of an awkward stare on boths sides, untill one of them went, "it's cool man" then laughed

himurakenshin

Canada1845 Posts

November 09 2009 21:44 GMT

#25

if you are white try not to use it because while some people might not care, others will.

myfriendPlank

United States550 Posts

November 09 2009 21:46 GMT

#26

On November 10 2009 06:42 TryThis wrote:
the other day i went into my buddys appartment, i jsut walked in and yelled, yo nigga hurry up we're leaving soon.

as a walked further in i saw two of his roomates sitting watching tv, both were black. There was sort of an awkward stare on boths sides, untill one of them went, "it's cool man" then laughed

XD What would've made it even better if you just looked at them and said "What's up playa's?" XMFD

Elite00fm

United States548 Posts

November 09 2009 21:46 GMT

#27

I'd say it cause I'm hard and from the hood like that

ghermination

United States2851 Posts

November 09 2009 21:47 GMT

#28

Of course not. If it came on i would sing it. "Nigger" is a casual term between my friends and I in all situations. For example, if one of them would drop something, i would say "good job, nigger." It's so completely casual i don't think about it.

YPang

United States4024 Posts

November 09 2009 21:49 GMT

#29

On November 10 2009 06:38 thopol wrote:
If you are white do not say it ever.

what about asians?

Xusneb

Canada612 Posts

November 09 2009 21:52 GMT

#30

On November 10 2009 06:49 YPang wrote:

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what about asians?

I say it then laugh it off with some remark like "haha, no worries - we were oppressed too, we built the railroads!" (in Canada)

Then I usually do a fist bump and say 'Dyno-mite!"

TryThis

Canada1522 Posts

November 09 2009 21:52 GMT

#31

On November 10 2009 06:49 YPang wrote:

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what about asians?

they're allowed, cause its really funny hearing Asians act all gangsta

Linx_101

Canada166 Posts

November 09 2009 21:55 GMT

#32

On November 10 2009 06:52 TryThis wrote:

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they're allowed, cause its really funny hearing Asians act all gangsta

Iunno, in Toronto there are some pretty Thugged-out asians.

Also, in Toronto (a very multicultural city) I've never seen anyone actually get offended by the term nigger. Only people I see are old people, but any cuss will get them angry.

BlackJack

United States10574 Posts

November 09 2009 21:55 GMT

#33

pretty much nobody uses the word Nigger anymore except for actual racists. Rap songs almost exclusively use nigga which isn't that offensive if you're singing along and say it. If anyone finds that offensive they would probably be too uptight to even be listening to that kind of music in the first place so the situation would never present itself.

meeple

Canada10211 Posts

November 09 2009 22:06 GMT

#34

Its actually been a while since I heard nigga used casually in conversation. Its usually used jokingly and pretty much never to refer to a black person.

Kennelie

United States2296 Posts

November 09 2009 22:08 GMT

#35

This thread reminds me of this kid at a spelling bee having to spell the word. What's more ironic is that there was some negus behind his parents....
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2e7_1227058992&p=1
(youtube is down atm wtf)
I have grown accustomed to not say this word much but I don't have no african american friends, so saying it is not much of a problem for me in the first place.

Foucault

Sweden2826 Posts

November 09 2009 22:16 GMT

#36

On November 10 2009 06:15 Myxomatosis wrote:
If you are in a car with some buddies and you are rapping along with whatever you have in the stereo, would you censor yourself when the word nigger/nigga/niggaaaaahh comes up in some form? Would you censor yourself if there was a black guy in the car?

I can't think of any concrete examples from my past experiences, but I think I would keep singing along as if it were any other curse word. I find it weird that someone could find it acceptable to repeat words like fuck, cunt, fucking cunt etc. but saying the n-word is crossing the line. I could see how someone could be offended, but I don't believe that they should be. Any thoughts or anecdotes on this scenario or on the n-word in general?

It's all contextual. The n-word is offensive because of the fact that black people were shipped over as slaves to America and were treated very badly. Therefore it's not just a word, it carries alot of meaning. Then again cunt and other words regarding women and their genitalia (pussy comes to mind) carry alot of meaning too. Women haven't exactly been treated that well historically either, and that's why these words make people sensitive, for good reason.

Now, if you see it as JUST a word then fine. However I disagree with that notion. Our languague is a powerful tool and we define everything around us with language and the words we use are central in giving things meaning. Thus the word "nigger" is not just a word made up of 6 letters, it's a concept.

Anyways, like I said it's contextual. So while you might sit at home screaming nigger along with the lyrics to a hip-hop song it's not really an issue if you aware of it's connotations and just do it to be able to sing along. If you however call black people niggers to their face you should know better and will probably understand that it's not just a word.