[C. Warren]

I am an African American female and I disagree with anyone of any race using the ‘N’ word. Many African Americans claim to use this word as a term of endearment. They feel as if they are giving a positive meaning to a word that has been very hurtful to African Americans for many years. Therefore when they use this term with each other it is a positive, but still viewed as a racial slur by people outside of their race. Since the original meaning of the word refers to someone who is ignorant and because of the history behind the word, I do not use it and will not allow anyone of any race to refer to me with that word. The truth of the matter is that the ‘N’ word will never lose the meaning of a racial slur to blacks or an ignorant individual. Unfortunately, though there are some African Americans who endeavor to give this word a positive meaning, there are some blacks who still use this word in the negative way that whites historically used it.

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Name : C. Warren, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Age : 24, City : Hyattsville, State : MD, Country : United States, Occupation : grad student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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