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Originally Posted by Osem
Well I think it's considered acceptable for black people to use the 'N' word amongst themselves so perhaps it's the same here....  |
Words are not offensive, the meaning behind those words are. Hence, If a white person said nigger to a black person they did not know it could, rightly, be assumed to have a racist intent. While a black person saying to another is much less likely to be considered the same. Just like making comments about someones physical apperence is considered joking when its by friends but insulting if someone did it to you off the street.
That said, I am sure many black people would be offended. Its not as if people all think the same way..
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Cant be really be bothered with this story, again, it is not simply the colour or race of the indivdual but the context