May 14, 2001 at 12:00 am #17657
Bo23096
Participant
Maybe a better question would be to ask: ‘Why must anyone use the n-word?’ It seems as though it is found offensive to say it anyway- whether your skin is black, white, or anything else. It shouldn’t make any difference that a black person says it. The word was formed, presumably, in a deroggatory manner, and it should be treated as such. To say that a black person can say it and not be offensive, but if a white person says it it is offensive is just as racist as the word itself. How can you draw a line?