I had to agree with the high school students, the N word has changed its meaning as we are a generation who doesn't really see much to the word other than a "homie." I hear the word "nigga" all the time, always directing to a friend. But I think there's a difference when you call someone a straight "nigger." I understand how the word can hold so much anger when it's used because the background behind goes back hundred of years of racially discriminating blacks, and it has been known to be a word of hate. However, it's a confusing topic because it is fine to call each other "niggas," yet when "nigger" comes out, you don't know what type of reaction someone would have.
I think we have that double standard of it's not okay for other group to use the specific words/stereotype, but it's perfectly fine for the member of that group to use it. I am guilty of this as well. I get a bit offended when people say I have "chink eyes", but I joke around with my friends that I have small eyes because I'm Asian. I don't really understand why it is okay in one case and not okay in another.
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