Taking bets on when Trump's going to come out and just say "nigger" in front of the wrong person

[EffieBlack]

20. Youre welcome to hide it

As I noted, spelling out the word in some instances is a choice I’ve made. I understand that it makes some people uncomfortable - I don’t know your race, but in my experience, in general, whites tend to be more uncomfortable with it than blacks.

The word is reprehensible, but it also must be viewed in context. It doesn’t offend me to see it in quotes or to see or hear it when it’s used as part of a discussion - as President Obama did a few years ago to the consternation of many (again, mostly white). I instinctively know the difference between the word being used in a discussion and being used to insult and demean a black person.

The only time I say “n-word” is when talking about the slur with white people in order to keep them from cringing.The black people I know don’t ever use “the n-word” when discussing it amongst ourselves-we just say it. But I’ve chosen to say it when discussing it - and after 5 days of listening to everyone and her mother say “shithole” all over the airwaves, in newspapers, and online, I think we can manage to occasionally survive hearing a racial epithet used in a non-derogatory way.