womenagainstwomyn responded:

It depends on the context, honestly. I’m sure the racial slur won’t die away. Some are offended by it, some aren’t. Same as cracker/chink/jap/jew/etc. You can use it in a humorous manner and mean nothing by it. Given that being said, you have to be aware of your surroundings and of the people around you, because there are people who are offended by it and there are people who will threaten physical harm just by uttering the word with an “er” instead of an “a."

There are many other racist slurs for so many other people in the US, but nigger is the worst of them. I mean… it doesn’t make sense. All POC were discriminated against in the US at some point, but the blacks were the ones with the most light shined on them. (Hell, the japanese were sent to concentration camps during WWII! Besides the mass genocide, of course.) I find this kinda confusing, but given my nature, I tend to avoid it in certain places. I want to avoid getting harmed in any way, and confrontation in general.

I say the word nigga a lot, I think is a multicolor word. It’s really an iffy subject for me, because words don’t offend me and shouldn’t offend anyone else.

Then there are the people who actually do not know nigger is frowned upon. They were raised by people who were raised by people who always called them niggers, and whether they were being racist or not, they’re just using it as a discriminatory word. I’ve met a lot of people like this, considering the area where I live.

I don’t hear blacks calling each other niggers, everyone here uses nigga. We all call each other nigga. Every race. It’s just a coined term now. Very few are offended by it, and it’s usually old black people, ignorant young people, and old to middle aged white people that take offense to the word being used. (Like "all them niggas” or “hey my nigga” or “smh these niggas” no one uses niggers anymore unless they WANT to show prejudice…)

To me, saying the word nigger doesn’t mean you’re a racist. What is YOUR definition of a nigger? Mine is an ignorant, belligerent fool who can’t even take care of him/herself. Race doesn’t mean anything to be, but you have to be aware of your surroundings. While YOU might not be offended by it, others will, and that will cause conflict. Racism and prejudice are still a thing in some communities.

Yet, here, on the lovely place called the internet, you don’t have to give two fucks about someone’s shitty opinion and can tell them to simply fuck themselves if they don’t agree. The only thing you can really do is agree to disagree imo. :/ It’s a very grey subject.