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The Nigga Word?
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Why do black people still say the.. n word even though it originated from white people calling black slaves the same n word?? Isn't that kinda backwards and weird? Why keep that word popular and frequently used towards friends and pretty much everyone? It doesn't make sense to me.
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: Kelazam]
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Kelazam said: Why do black people still say the.. n word even though it originated from white people calling black slaves the same n word??
Words change meaning over time. It's pretty standard. Another extreme example would be the word "f**got," which used to mean a bundle of sticks that was used for sacrificial burnings way back in the day. Some of the people that were burned back during that time were homosexuals, as punishment for their homosexuality. It's where the word "flaming f**got" comes from. Now you can see how words change meaning over time.
N****r was used by white people to assert superiority over black people in early America, but now it is primarily used by black people to show kinship with other black people. It carries a different meaning now, and it matters who uses it and in what context.
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Why are you asking questions in hope of finding a reason to be racist?
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Ah that makes a lot of sense now, thanks for answering
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King Klick said: Why are you asking questions in hope of finding a reason to be racist?
This doesn't make any sense.. Why would I want to find a reason to be racist?
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: Kelazam]
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Looking for a reason to be a pos is a common thing. Excusing your own misgivings for a reason? Everyone looks for that.
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: Kelazam] 1
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You can say the N word too, you can go to the hood and demonstrate how much you like hip hop culture by calling everyone nigga, they will get a kick out of it
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dude it's just a question that I have had for a while. I get it now. Meanings change. I still don't get why they kept the word despite it's brutal past meaning instead of just making a new word or something.
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: Kelazam]
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Kelazam said: dude it's just a question that I have had for a while. I get it now. Meanings change. I still don't get why they kept the word despite it's brutal past meaning instead of just making a new word or something.
Because making it their own took the power out of the word.
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It's imo the most powerful curse word that someone could say publicly.
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I say we start calling each other honky and take the word back, my crackers
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viraldrome said: I say we start calling each other honky and take the word back, my crackers
What are you taking back, the time you were so racist that black people called you names?
Thats not on equal footing.
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Kelazam said: It's imo the most powerful curse word that someone could say publicly.
So why are you asking why it's such a big deal? Are you fucking stupid or just a piece of fucking shit?
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viraldrome said: I say we start calling each other honky and take the word back, my crackers
Shut your dumbass up. Why detract from a huge fucking issue? What's your goddamn problem?
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: Kelazam]
#26964442 - 10/01/20 06:10 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Kelazam said: It's imo the most powerful curse word that someone could say publicly.
Maybe if it's a white guy throwing down the er version.
I've always been a sucker for a well timed 'cunt'
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: Kelazam]
#26964461 - 10/01/20 06:17 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Kelazam said: Ah that makes a lot of sense now, thanks for answering
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King Klick said: Why are you asking questions in hope of finding a reason to be racist?
This doesn't make any sense.. Why would I want to find a reason to be racist?
You don’t need a reason to be racist.
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Seemed like a legit question to me as well, I've always had some cognitive dissonance on that.
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viraldrome said: I say we start calling each other honky and take the word back, my crackers
What are you taking back, the time you were so racist that black people called you names?
Thats not on equal footing.
How dare you accuse me of being racist? You literally have a black friend no one can see. I have never even heard anyone even use the word honky in real life. I kind of like it though. I'm pretty thick skinned. No has ever called me "whitey" either.
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viraldrome said: I say we start calling each other honky and take the word back, my crackers
Shut your dumbass up. Why detract from a huge fucking issue? What's your goddamn problem?
Why are you so easily upset? Did a white guy steal your bike?
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Lol that was a crazy scene in that movie. For those that haven't seen that, Bruce Willis (in Die Hard 3) has to go to a street corner in Harlem and wear a sign that says "I hate n-words" because the villain told him if he didn't he'd blow up a school
Predictably some black dudes see him and get ready to open a can of whip ass on him before Samuel L. Jackson saves Willis from getting killed
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: Kelazam]
#26964502 - 10/01/20 06:36 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Kelazam said: It's imo the most powerful curse word that someone could say publicly.
Cunt
To answer your original question. It’s about claiming domain over a word. The word used to be solely directed at blacks to denegrate them. Then black people started using the word themselves in a positive, friendly way. Now black people have effectively taken total control of the word. That’s fairly empowering.
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: koods]
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Kelazam said: It's imo the most powerful curse word that someone could say publicly.
Cunt
To answer your original question. It’s about claiming domain over a word. The word used to be solely directed at blacks to denegrate them. Then black people started using the word themselves in a positive, friendly way. Now black people have effectively taken total control of the word. That’s fairly empowering.
Except it still makes people think of the past meaning though, naturally. At this point if they've taken full control over it, why can't both uses be buried?
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I was watching this reality tv show about this county jail in Georgia or something (first and last or something like that). Seemed like people there more or less used "nigga" to mean "guy", not so much a black guy in particular. And nobody skipped a beat when it was a white guy using the term in this way. Now I don't know what can be concluded from that but I sure don't go around saying it.
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Kelazam said: It's imo the most powerful curse word that someone could say publicly.
Cunt
To answer your original question. It’s about claiming domain over a word. The word used to be solely directed at blacks to denegrate them. Then black people started using the word themselves in a positive, friendly way. Now black people have effectively taken total control of the word. That’s fairly empowering.
Except it still makes people think of the past meaning though, naturally. At this point if they've taken full control over it, why can't both uses be buried?
Because the word represents a victory. Like, this used to be your word and now it’s ours. We control it and get to set the rules.
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@King Klick, careful dude, don't go down the path of cancel culture. Browbeating someone into your way of thinking is not the way to help people come to a real understanding or realisation. The idea is to persuade, not oppress or enforce, so these discussions need to be had in a civil way for us all to find our own appreciation of an issue in our own way. I believe that it is fine (and even good) to ask the question if it is done in a sensitive way for the purpose of understanding and self betterment. It is not ok to use racial slurs against another race, culture or social group or to try and tell that group how they should deal with or use the slurs that are levelled against them.
I too have wondered about the psychological/psychosocial implications of black people using the "N" word. In one way, yes they have made it their own and have taken some of the power out of it but in the same instance it reinforces the idea of "otherness" and reminds them of a horrible past based on oppression, servitude and cultural destruction. I understand that this is part of the reason behind its continued usage, to remind themselves to push forwards without forgetting the past and also to remind white society what they did to them. But at the same time I do wonder if it has some negative effects on truly becoming unified and moving forward as a society. At some point the hurt has to be left behind to truly heal. Read up a little on pejorative language and psychological violence as a way to perpetuate systems of oppression and you might see what I am getting at.
I am fascinated with the way Iyaric (dread-talk) has changed an entire language to reflect their beliefs and customs, consciously rewriting almost every word to bring positive connotations to a language that was forced upon them, so that every sentence said is about moving forward and remaining positive in the face of oppression without being held back by their past. Now that to me is taking real ownership...
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: psi]
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Yeah.
I don't anymore. I used to occasionally, but stopped many years ago. I'm sure I've done it on this board back in the day.
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psi said: I was watching this reality tv show about this county jail in Georgia or something (first and last or something like that). Seemed like people there more or less used "nigga" to mean "guy", not so much a black guy in particular. And nobody skipped a beat when it was a white guy using the term in this way. Now I don't know what can be concluded from that but I sure don't go around saying it.
I think it means that the language of use is very often influenced and dictated by social status. Some languages have a formal and informal “you” and which one you use is determined by the social status of the speaker and target.
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mistamonsta said: @King Klick, careful dude, don't go down the path of cancel culture. Browbeating someone into your way of thinking is not the way to help people come to a real understanding or realisation. The idea is to persuade, not oppress or enforce, so these discussions need to be had in a civil way for us all to find our own appreciation of an issue in our own way. I believe that it is fine (and even good) to ask the question if it is done in a sensitive way for the purpose of understanding and self betterment. It is not ok to use racial slurs against another race, culture or social group or to try and tell that group how they should deal with or use the slurs that are levelled against them.
I too have wondered about the psychological/psychosocial implications of black people using the "N" word. In one way, yes they have made it their own and have taken some of the power out of it but in the same instance it reinforces the idea of "otherness" and reminds them of a horrible past based on oppression, servitude and cultural destruction. I understand that this is part of the reason behind its continued usage, to remind themselves to push forwards without forgetting the past and also to remind white society what they did to them. But at the same time I do wonder if it has some negative effects on truly becoming unified and moving forward as a society. At some point the hurt has to be left behind to truly heal. Read up a little on pejorative language and psychological violence as a way to perpetuate systems of oppression and you might see what I am getting at.
I am fascinated with the way Iyaric (dread-talk) has changed an entire language to reflect their beliefs and customs, consciously rewriting almost every word to bring positive connotations to a language that was forced upon them, so that every sentence said is about moving forward and remaining positive in the face of oppression without being held back by their past. Now that to me is taking real ownership...
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mistamonsta said: @King Klick, careful dude, don't go down the path of cancel culture. Browbeating someone into your way of thinking is not the way to help people come to a real understanding or realisation. The idea is to persuade, not oppress or enforce, so these discussions need to be had in a civil way for us all to find our own appreciation of an issue in our own way. I believe that it is fine (and even good) to ask the question if it is done in a sensitive way for the purpose of understanding and self betterment. It is not ok to use racial slurs against another race, culture or social group or to try and tell that group how they should deal with or use the slurs that are levelled against them.
I too have wondered about the psychological/psychosocial implications of black people using the "N" word. In one way, yes they have made it their own and have taken some of the power out of it but in the same instance it reinforces the idea of "otherness" and reminds them of a horrible past based on oppression, servitude and cultural destruction. I understand that this is part of the reason behind its continued usage, to remind themselves to push forwards without forgetting the past and also to remind white society what they did to them. But at the same time I do wonder if it has some negative effects on truly becoming unified and moving forward as a society. At some point the hurt has to be left behind to truly heal. Read up a little on pejorative language and psychological violence as a way to perpetuate systems of oppression and you might see what I am getting at.
I am fascinated with the way Iyaric (dread-talk) has changed an entire language to reflect their beliefs and customs, consciously rewriting almost every word to bring positive connotations to a language that was forced upon them, so that every sentence said is about moving forward and remaining positive in the face of oppression without being held back by their past. Now that to me is taking real ownership...
You can't oppress a nazi, but i get your point. But being a nazi apologist? Fuck that. If you don't understand why black people can say the n word but you can't then you're fucking retarded. I also tell black people not to say it, and they usually appreciate that. Why don't you wonder about things that matter such as, what can i do to help poc feel more included in my community, or why is my local police department funded 8x as much as any other social program?
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: koods]
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Is it really such a big deal if black people get to call each other nigga, but it’s not ok for white people to use the word outside appropriate social situations? And since that situation cannot be well defined, maybe just leave the word to black people? It’s really not that big of a deal.
If anything it’s more of a cultural distinction than a racial one, anyways.
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Gangsta rap
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: Kelazam]
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I thought ypipo saying the soft a wasn't as big of a deal anymore
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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: koods]
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koods said: Is it really such a big deal if black people get to call each other nigga, but it’s not ok for white people to use the word outside appropriate social situations? And since that situation cannot be well defined, maybe just leave the word to black people? It’s really not that big of a deal.
If anything it’s more of a cultural distinction than a racial one, anyways.
It's nothing to lose sleep over, but it is a pretty useless word, like a lot of words now.
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koods said: Is it really such a big deal if black people get to call each other nigga, but it’s not ok for white people to use the word outside appropriate social situations? And since that situation cannot be well defined, maybe just leave the word to black people? It’s really not that big of a deal.
If anything it’s more of a cultural distinction than a racial one, anyways.
It's nothing to lose sleep over, but it is a pretty useless word, like a lot of words now.
Are you black? Can you make that fucking call? Fuck you Even if you are black, that's not your fucking call yo make. Fuck you
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koods said: Is it really such a big deal if black people get to call each other nigga, but it’s not ok for white people to use the word outside appropriate social situations? And since that situation cannot be well defined, maybe just leave the word to black people? It’s really not that big of a deal.
If anything it’s more of a cultural distinction than a racial one, anyways.
It's nothing to lose sleep over, but it is a pretty useless word, like a lot of words now.
Are you black? Can you make that fucking call? Fuck you Even if you are black, that's not your fucking call yo make. Fuck you
The f word is also useless, like your post.
You think everything in someone's culture would be ok just because it's their "culture"? Stop separating people based on skin color.
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This isn't a useless conversation, you're just a useless fucking person.
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It’s not that it isn’t a big deal, because plenty of white people use it. It’s just a bit of a mine field. I think in casual situations, it’s a sign of acceptance into mixed race social group for a white person to use the word and not offend. Nobody should be using the word outside of a casual relationship situation.
It’s not like this is a unique situation. A guy probably couldn’t call a female stranger “babe.”
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You can't oppress a nazi, but i get your point. But being a nazi apologist? Fuck that. If you don't understand why black people can say the n word but you can't then you're fucking retarded. I also tell black people not to say it, and they usually appreciate that. Why don't you wonder about things that matter such as, what can i do to help poc feel more included in my community, or why is my local police department funded 8x as much as any other social program?
You're doing it again, resorting to abusive language to try and enforce your point. Nazi? Retard? Both of these are also slurs against different groups, you are becoming what you say you aren't... I can see that you are angry and I understand why but I will bring you back to my first point about civil discussion in order to persuade. Eloquence will get you much further than hostility in a discussion.
You also make some huge assumptions in just a few sentences. I do think about and discuss the things you mentioned regarding social programs and police funding as quite important and I do strive to make changes in society regarding acceptance and understanding of all cultures and groups, hence me making my comments on a sensitive subject from what I think to be a very carefully considered viewpoint. However I dont find these issues to be mutually exclusive with the other points I have made. It's about trying to see and consider the picture as a whole, not just focussing on one or two aspects.
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King Klick said: This isn't a useless conversation, you're just a useless fucking person.
Are you a troll or are you just easily offended? Serious question. You don't even know me, so your responses are strange.
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Yeetusdeetus


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King Klick said: This isn't a useless conversation, you're just a useless fucking person.
You doin okay bud?
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King Klick
That Guy Everyone Knows



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I no longer want to be a part of this community. you guys are fucked
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SprewellSleeve



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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: koods]
#26964639 - 10/01/20 07:32 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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koods said: It’s not that it isn’t a big deal, because plenty of white people use it. It’s just a bit of a mine field. I think in casual situations, it’s a sign of acceptance into mixed race social group for a white person to use the word and not offend. Nobody should be using the word outside of a casual relationship situation.
I use it sometimes jokingly, although maybe not in a while. I'd like the word to stop being used because it reminds me of racism. I know adding "ga" in replace of "er" brings a different meaning, but I'd prefer it to stop being used. Sure, "ga" doesn't give that strong feeling as the other one, but I still think of the previous meaning sometimes.
Also let's take into consideration that most people, including black people, don't use that word to show power over it. Young kids just grew up with that word.
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Yeetusdeetus


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King Klick said: I no longer want to be a part of this community. you guys are fucked
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psi
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psi said: I was watching this reality tv show about this county jail in Georgia or something (first and last or something like that). Seemed like people there more or less used "nigga" to mean "guy", not so much a black guy in particular. And nobody skipped a beat when it was a white guy using the term in this way. Now I don't know what can be concluded from that but I sure don't go around saying it.
I think it means that the language of use is very often influenced and dictated by social status. Some languages have a formal and informal “you” and which one you use is determined by the social status of the speaker and target.
Yeah it seemed like a display of camaraderie.
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Baby_Hitler
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King Klick said: I no longer want to be a part of this community. you guys are fucked
I mean, I'm not defending it, but are you really just now figuring out that some of the people here are kind of shitty?
They've always (well, at least since 2002) been here, but there are plenty of really cool people, too. I'd hate to see you let the shitty people run you off. You seem pretty cool to me, and it would just increase the shitty to cool ratio. I'd really rather not see this place go downhill like that.
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Kelazam
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Chill out man.. we are all friends here, in a way. Saying those nasty things to people doesn't achieve anything.
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Nonagon Infinity
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Registered: 06/02/20
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King Klick said:If you don't understand why black people can say the n word but you can't then you're fucking retarded.
First of all, the word "retarded" is extremely insensitive to people with disabilities, so watch your mouth, dude.
Second of all, failing to understand why black people can say N****r, but white people can't isn't necessarily indicative of cognitive disability. It could just be a sign of ignorance, lack of education, or lack of experience, all of which are forgivable and reparable. I think you have been too quick to judge OP as a racist. Indeed, there are some white people out there who are acting in bad faith with questions like these, and are simply looking for an excuse to say the n-word. However, I don't think OP is one of those people. I think he genuinely had an etymological question, and I don't think he has any intention of excusing his own use of the word. I think this becomes especially clear if you read OP's responses in this thread.
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Texas Honey Badger
No fucks given



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Back in the early `70s in H-Town the N word referred to any person that was a lazy no good piece of shit who would not work or take care of his family It was not directed exclusively to a black man at all
A nigger could be a lowlife white boy or a person of mexican or asian decent If someone was from Iran or Iraq they were often called sand niggers if they were a piece of shit and fit the description of a nigger
In the late 60`s black people wanted to be called negros, then they wanted to be called Afro Americans, then they got pissed off and insisted on being called Blacks Fuck if you call a black person black now you will probably be crucified
The scourge of america today is all the white boys that constantly do meth Most all my black and mexican co-workers are smart enough to stay away from that shit
I hate most the whiteys i am forced to work with these days This country is really messed up
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Mandarinfish
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Fuck it. When Blacks keep using Nigger I say fuck it and am going to use it if I feel like it too.
Like Dave Chappelle even calls George Floyd a Nigger in the YouTube video below with Black people in the crowd laughing. So fuck it.
8:46 - Dave Chappelle
Here's couple of timestamps and quotes when Dave says Nigger:
2:50 "If people like the Nigger's jokes, they honk the horn."
7:51 "This Nigger said everybody I was screaming at the T.V. I dare you to say me Nigger."
8:11 "This Nigger expects me."
8:43 "These Niggers are saying."
9:14 "They killed this Nigger" - talking about George Floyd
9:27 "I don't a fuck what this Nigger did. I don't care what this Nigger did." - talking about George Floyd
12:29 "Don't do any more Hangovers Nigger that's enough."
13:50 "Is there anything I can do for you Nigger."
14:07 "When they figured where this Nigger was."
14:18 "They Swiss cheesed this Nigger."
15:12 "This Nigger."
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Asante
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viraldrome said:
You literally have a black friend no one can see.
Are you referring to God?
I'm in the dark about this one.
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Tripsurfer
Bring Back Asante!



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Re: The Nigga Word? [Re: Kelazam]
#26965772 - 10/02/20 11:42 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Should I say black nagger, or nagger of color?
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