My friend is offended that I say the n word (2024)

Castor said:

Not surprising the level of immaturity from you praising this ghetto word. It's only black folks who glamorize their mistreatment while others strictly condemn it. what i meant is you guys took the ER and turn it to an A to make it cool right? which change nothing of its new purpose because it's still degrading black people. that's not culture. A Culture is supposed to elevate, not humiliate its people.

Yes, i'm here because it impact us Africans as well. you guys involve us with the Nword with the A every damn day. The white racist man won't distinguish every black person, they call us African Nword with the ER too. Non black ados as you call us, we also face this problem involving that evil word which needs it to be banned.

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No where are you getting this from. Africans are not apart of ADOS culture. The racist white man is not using N*** gga. You don't face no problems, and if you do, you can always go back to your countries. Problems solved

The hold that that despicable word has over your tongue to the point that you'd dead a friendship over it is absolutely mindblowing.

As for said friend, it's clear she needs to follow through on finding smarter friends.

greenluxi said:

I'm sure there is some deeply offensive word used in Guayana or towards whatever else your background is in, I imagine you wouldn't love someone with no history with that word using it.

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Oh, there absolutely is (not sure if it's been mentioned in this thread already) and I'll confirm that they'll

when you return the same energy. It's okay for them to pepper every other sentence with the N-word, but season your vocabulary with the C-word? LOL and they can't take it.

Castor said:

it's like I'm conversing with a child at this point. On Ignore you go.

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I'm sure you feel this way because the truth is hurting your feelings. you can't distinguish between N** gga and N*** ger so of course you would be confused.

aloe said:

Cut her off, in Trinidad people use the N word also but not near the extent as Americans and the reasoning when said is different.

In America on the North East, even non blacks say it. Many non black Latinos and Arabs say it and nobody has a problem. I say it and I’m 49% African, never had a person say a word to me.

She must read too much lsa threads lol.

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Well you wouldn't say it around me. I don't care what you mix with. I don't care if you're mixed with jackal and skunk, it's hate speech.

Scorpio9 said:

Mind you I’m black! And she says it.
My family is Guyanese and we are mostly black.

I did a DNA test and came back 57% African. She says I’m mixed and Caribbean so it’s disrespectful for me to say it.

She’s fully African American. But I feel like if you’re black it’s not offensive. My ancestors were slaves too. Should I just cut her off because at this point it’s in my vocabulary and nobody else has ever been offended so it seems like she’s just picking.

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You’re not black American.
Your ancestors didn’t suffer in America.
She should be offended.
And you shouldn’t be saying.
Obviously you don’t care about your friends feelings.

Castor said:

Not surprising the level of immaturity from you praising this ghetto word. It's only black folks who glamorize their mistreatment while others strictly condemn it. what i meant is you guys took the ER and turn it to an A to make it cool right? which change nothing of its new purpose because it's still degrading black people. that's not culture. A Culture is supposed to elevate, not humiliate its people.

Yes, i'm here because it impact us Africans as well. you guys involve us with the Nword with the A every damn day. The white racist man won't distinguish every black person, they call us African Nword with the ER too. Non black ados as you call us, we also face this problem involving that evil word which needs it to be banned.

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Well since you understand the meaning of both N words especially the one ending in IGGA then why are you so concerned with why black Americans use it?
If we felt that it was degrading to our own people then we wouldn’t have turned the word into something cool like you said.
Imagine getting mad at a word that some Black Americans were using to deflect from white superiority.

Another thing with you Africans always coming around sticking your nose in black Americans business. We don’t owe you anything. Stay in your lane.

MelaninVirgo said:

Black people in general need to stop saying the N word. I don’t know how a negative word can turn into a positive word. I just don’t understand reclaiming a word, that has a negative connotation.

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You clearly don’t understand black American history then.
Read what you wrote and seriously ponder on it.

Why do you think we’ve taken a negative word and turned it into a positive one?
Hm, can you riddle me this Batman?

Citrinedays said:

You clearly don’t understand black American history then.
Read what you wrote and seriously ponder on it.

Why do you think we’ve taken a negative word and turned it into a positive one?
Hm, can you riddle me this Batman?

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Citrinedays said:

You clearly don’t understand black American history then.
Read what you wrote and seriously ponder on it.

Why do you think we’ve taken a negative word and turned it into a positive one?
Hm, can you riddle me this Batman?

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the AAVE has always taken words and turned them from negative to positive and vice versa, when using them as slang words. Its just slang and I can't believe those non-ADOS are trying to dictate what words we should use. They just upset because we don't want them using our slang.

girlpower1 said:

the AAVE has always taken words and turned them from negative to positive and vice versa, when using them as slang words. Its just slang and I can't believe those non-ADOS are trying to dictate what words we should use. They just upset because we don't want them using our slang.

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Exactly.
a lot of non Black Americans are just ignorant.

Citrinedays said:

Well since you understand the meaning of both N words especially the one ending in IGGA then why are you so concerned with why black Americans use it?
If we felt that it was degrading to our own people then we wouldn’t have turned the word into something cool like you said.
Imagine getting mad at a word that some Black Americans were using to deflect from white superiority.

Another thing with you Africans always coming around sticking your nose in black Americans business. We don’t owe you anything. Stay in your lane.

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"Imma kill Ni**AZ" or "N**AZ AIN'T sh*t" yeah, very uplifting to deflect from white superiority. Why using it knowing it's offensive? you guys are the one calling everybody the Nword. yet get mad when we use it back to you, just dumb! If you guys want to remain uneducated and stupid calling yourselves that degrading word by all means do, not stopping you. smdh

Castor said:

"Imma kill Ni**AZ" or "N**AZ AIN'T sh*t" yeah, very uplifting to deflect from white superiority. Why using it knowing it's offensive? you guys are the one calling everybody the Nword. yet get mad when we use it back to you, just dumb! If you guys want to remain uneducated and stupid calling yourselves that degrading word by all means do, not stopping you. smdh

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You’re too ignorant to understand anything like I said before. Be mad because it’s not your word.
And stop generalizing because not all black people use it and again worry about yourself and people from your 3rd world country.
Go back and help them instead of hating on Black Americans.

O.o said:

Well you wouldn't say it around me. I don't care what you mix with. I don't care if you're mixed with jackal and skunk, it's hate speech.

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Hmmm and why wouldn’t I? lol who are you to think I can’t or won’t? seriously…are you an adult?

Citrinedays said:

You’re too ignorant to understand anything like I said before. Be mad because it’s not your word.
And stop generalizing because not all black people use it and again worry about yourself and people from your 3rd world country.
Go back and help them instead of hating on Black Americans.

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you know, you don't need one digit IQ to understand the use of the Nword is Moronic. the ignorance is you guys keeping this ugly word alive. if you don't want to hear from us stop calling Africans the Nword then? how about that?

Castor said:

you know, you don't need one digit IQ to understand the use of the Nword is Moronic. the ignorance is you guys keeping this ugly word alive. if you don't want to hear from us stop calling Africans the Nword then? how about that?

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lol don’t complain to me about what you’ve been called. Go take it up with those who used it against you. Not me.

Castor said:

listen, not in a million years I will use that trash slang, I'll look like a moron if I do! Imagine borrowing a word that was used when they lynched black people on trees to make it trendy, and calling me ignorant to oppose the use of it. Wow, just mind blowing! No wonder no one takes you guys seriously when it comes to battling racial issues. smh

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No one takes Black Americans seriously when battling racial issues?? We’ve fought more than for civil rights in this country and for others from dark countries and villages to even be able to move here… and during those times the Nword ending with an a was being used, it just wasn’t known as much outside of our communities.

Stay out of our biz and you’re welcome for the benefits from our fight but…