You just can't. I don't know why it's so hard for some of you to understand why black folks can use the N word but you can't, but let me see if I can break it down for you.
The N word is a noun in the English lexicon used by white peoples as an ethnic slur to describe black people.
The N word is a noun in the English lexicon used by black people to describe each other, negatively or positively.
The word these days basically is equal to "guy", "man", or "dude." At least that's how *I* think of it. For example, rarely will you see girls referred to as n**gas. Only males are called this. Then there's a broader use of the word where it simply means "a black person." I think this use of the word was common during slavery, it wasn't considered offensive. Even after slavery ended, blacks still referred to each other as n*** because they were used to the word. Of course, since this word was common during slavery, some racists began to use to word to mean "slave" or "inferior person." Anyway, it's generally assumed that when a white person says it, they are trying to be rude or insult the person. That's why some people get offended. I don't buy into the whole "trying to take a bad word and make it good" idea. If that were the case, then why don't they call themselves other racist names? After all, there are numerous insulting names for people of African descent, yet n*** is the only word used. It's hard to get a group of people to stop using a word that they've been using it for so long. That would be like trying to get Australians to stop saying "mate."Here is a list of acceptable nouns you can use as code for the N word.
Muslim
Socialist
Radical Islam
Buffoon
Idiot
Moron
Feel free to use the N word if you so choose, but remember there may be consequences for doing so.
Any questions?
