[Pete30375]

Why are black people always calling each other “nigger” and “brother?”

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Name : Pete30375, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, City : Omaha, State : NE, Country : United States, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, 

[Shanna T.]

These words are just a form of coloquialism that mean something akin to ‘friend.’ I think it is an acknowledgement of sharing the same culture, etc. I’ve had a few white people ask me why we greet each other using the word ‘nigger’ if we are so offended by it. My response is that when those outside my race have called me ‘nigger,’ it’s meant to be offensive. When another black person says, ‘What’s up my nigga?’ it’s a greeting. Kind of a negative turned into a positive. Some older black people do not understand our new age point of view. Some in our age group don’t understand it. But in short, it’s just part of a greeting.

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Name : Shanna T., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 21, City : Oxford, State : MS, Country : United States, Social class : Middle class, 

[Cassandra-S]

I honestly don’t understand why any person of any race would find it appropriate to use the term’nigger’ or any other derogatory remark used against their ‘people’. I have always felt that using this racial slur is wrong and don’t see why so many(but certainly not all) black people think that it is OK. Maybe these older black people that Shanna speaks of who ‘don’t understand’ are the ones who really do understand. So many people( both young and old) use this word and don’t really understand the pain and the hurt that this word has brought to the black/African-American people. What’s the difference between a black person calling another black person his/her ‘nigga’and a white person calling thir black friend the same. It is hypocritical to give the excuse ‘I can say it, but you can’t’. I think that more history needs to be brought up about the word. Maybe people will stop using it when they trully know what ‘nigger’ means.

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Name : Cassandra-S, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Religion : Pentecostal, Age : 17, City : Cambridge, State : MN, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Social class : Middle class, 

[C.J.]

I don’t like the n word regardless of who is saying it, however i do understand, my point the N word is not the same coming from each other as it was be coming from whites. we were own by the white race which is where the word came from I see lynchings, rapes & beatings. when blacks say it i see nothing they didn’t make the word they didn’t oppress me. however i don’t like th word and my friends & family don’t use it i feel know one should

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Name : C.J., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 48, City : Omaha, State : NE, Country : United States, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[KCT26519]

Some blacks tend to call their friends ‘nigga’ as a term of endearment. You must understand that: 1) The term ‘nigga’ has a different definition than ‘nigger’. 2) The term ‘nigger’ throughout black American history has been used by whites as a means to place blacks at a lower level. Thus, even to this day blacks are offended (and rightly so) whenever we are referred to as ‘nigger’. I often greet blacks as ‘brother’ or ‘sister’. This too is a term of endearment. During the civil rights movement, blacks saw each other as brothers and sisters working for the same cause. Blacks wanted equal opportunity and a right to be heard. Today, when you hear blacks greet each other in this manner, keep in mind that it is a carryover from the days of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Name : KCT26519, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Age : 28, City : Jacksonville, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : paralegal, 

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