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I don't think it's your place to tell people what should and what shouldn't offend them. Especially when you have no first hand knowledge of what being a victim of racism feels like.
When you say there's no real power in word it's like you've completely forgotten what psychological abuse is.
It's not the word itself. It's that when a white person uses it, they're associating themselves with a school of thought that views black people as inferior. It's not the word itself, it's the message you send out by using the word. -k
What about when someone like Bill Maher, who obviously doesn't believe black people are inferior, uses it? I understand how the word is seen and was used. I understand that he shouldn't have said it. I also understand that he used it as a comedian (not that it was funny).
I don't think Maher meant any harm either but if he lost his career over it, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
Yeah, I do. For the exact same reasons I said before, I think people need to learn it's not up to them to decide whether they're 'down' enough to use the word.
He could've even said 'house slave' instead but 'house N' with er at the end is way out of line for a white person to say.