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Originally Posted by Judas

i dont see why asking about the n-word would be a problem. it seems like a valid question about ones culture ... maybe assuming that all black folks use the word was a bit gay but wanting to know why its used in the first place doesnt seem like such a big deal to me.

it does seem like if you didnt want to be called something you yourself wouldnt call yourself or someone else that something.

What I was thinking until this thread was hijacked and steered into a flame war, but thanks for the contributions guys oOo: . I think Bukdez kinda got it, using it in a leisurely manner desensitises it's meaning. I do think the teacher was out of place, maybe because of his choice of words, or maybe because he's a teacher and teachers shouldn't talk in the same manner as students do to their peers. It's kinda hard, the levels of what we take offense to vary from person to person.