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it's pretty easy to not say the n-word outright but there are technicalities that rightly confuse many white people. it makes it very difficult for those of us trying not to piss anyone off.

I've heard from some people that not listening to rap music is racist. but it's racist to sing along? to play it in my car? I've heard people argue it's racist to listen to it, to criticize it if you're not black. obviously everybody's boundaries are different but I tend to avoid the genre because of this. Rage Against the Machine is an example of a group that puts out a much stronger message than most rap artists and they managed to avoid using the word altogether.

That said, I like Ice Cube and Death Certificate is a great album. But it is also blatantly racist and misogynist and antisemitic if I remember correctly and he has no right to police anybody's choice of language while promoting it.

Anyway I don't really know any black people personally so I may be a total idiot on this subject but that's my onion.
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