Only WHITE PEOPLE plz...?

Question

Do you guys say the n-word and if you do, why do you say it , do ya'll wanna be black or something?

Answer 1

I never say the n word. When I hear the n word in converation, in my answer I say "Well, I dont know what you mean by that word you used, but..."
Now on to Why:
I hear it out of the mouth of ignorant people who think it is just plain OK to use it as in everyday speech. They also chew spit and wear soiled clothes. Or they have the least education they need to get by in the world.
I hear it out of the mouth of someone who wouldnt use it but got angry about something. They look OK and talk OK but the ol' family vocabulary comes out when they least expect and they're embarrassed. These people have are more apt to attend church.
I hear it out of the mouth of people who use it to express anger, and when I hear it as in "I was in line at the store and some n in front of me......." I know its going to about something that made them angry. And I can say if I had experience "Well, I dont know what you mean by that word and yeah I had that happen to me..."if it did and I relate my story, and I dont regard, say, cutting in line, as anything but someone cutting in front of me in line.
I try not to propagate use of that word. I thought it way dying out.
I remember what the Rev.Dr.Martin Luther King said-that he looked for the day when men would not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character. Use of the n word, encompasses both for all people.
I am happy as I am.
BTW, you asked on Yahoo!Answers. These are my experiences. My answer is public enough.

Answer 2

Why do black people say it? Actually its not a term I use often because I do think it is offensive and not just to "black" people. I am married to a black man and have 2 children and when he says it to me it is usually like as if he were saying it to a friend you know as a term of endearment. When I say it which is like 1's a year if that it's used the same way...for example he was telling me a joke and I said he was silly. Either way...I don't think that if the black community does not like it being said to them then as the largest users of the word they shouldn't use it either. Lead by example but I don't think it has anything to do with wanting to be black, but remember I'm only speaking for myself. I do apologize for the idiots who use it out of context or in ways that are offensive...ignore them...there what the word means and that is ignorant.

Answer 3

No. I am white, and it would be silly to wish I was something else other than what I was born.
Who cares who says what?
if what comes out of my mouth, or the mouth of any body else, no matter what damn color your skin is, then what is the problem if there is no ill intent behind any of the words spoken?/
Why do you ask "whites" only???
that is a very segregated question you posed, and perhaps you need to do some sould searching of your own. Nobody cares about black,white, puerto Rican, asuian, etc. Nobody but you, and nobody cares what words we say, just you.
Nothing iI ever say to anybody is with ill intent unless I am fired at first. period. If i say "*****", which I have, it is not with bad intent. period. How the hell would I sing some of my favorite rap songs without saying it???

Answer 4

I've never said that word and I'm white. I've heard the n-word said a lot in music. I thought it wasn't okay for white people to say that word but black people could use it with each other and that's what I don't get.

Answer 5

I was taught that the use of the "N" word was an offensive and degrading word. I do not use it when discussing black people. As such I find it offensive whoever is using it. I do not think that blacks hold some sort of special privilege in its ownership and use. It was, is and always will be a racial slur. Frankly I think black people should give it up if they wish us to.

Answer 6

When would I say this? There's no reason to. Unless I'm quoting rap lyrics. Or a Dave Chapelle skit. Or a "Boondocks" episode. Or any movie by John Singleton or the Hudlin Brothers. Or an episode of HBO's "The Wire". Or Chris Rock. Or...

Answer 7

I hate the "n word". If my friends even say it in a jokinly way i get upset. I personally have nothing against any races and I dont like any rude crude terms used for anyone having to do with the color of there skin.

Answer 8

I dont use that word in conversation....BUT if I'm listening to 50 Cent and singing along, yeah I use it. I dont understand why its ok for black people to call each other "*****", but whites arent supposed to. Its really mind baffling how blacks have taken this taboo word and turned it around. Its derogatory for white people to use the word, but its cool for blacks to use it. Maybe someone can explain that to me. I think I will ask that question.

Answer 9

Well, we don't all say it. I wouldn't hang out with anyone who said that word. No matter what skin color they had. And honestly I live in predominately white neighborhood and the only people that I have ever actually herd say it were black.

Answer 10

No. The word itself, used by anyone-black or white, makes me cringe.

My friend (who is black) always says he's getting a case of the ni*s. I yell at him every time for it.

*=g, I can't even type half of the word.