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Topic	is it ever ok for a white person to say the n-word?
Golden Road 07/06/18 5:53:41 PM #61:	SirPikachu posted... Yes. It's a word. You saying a certain group of people can't use it is what gives it power, if you don't want it to be a bad word, don't let it mean anything. That word was used as a slur to dehumanize black people long before white people weren't allowed to say it, so I don't think that's where the power behind the word came from... --- Who's your favorite character from "Bend It Like Beckham"? And you can't say Beckham. <cite>Golden Road posted [p:904612441] in is it ever... [t:76779967]...</cite> <quote><cite>SirPikachu posted...</cite> <quote>Yes. It's a word. You saying a certain group of people can't use it is what gives it power, if you don't want it to be a bad word, don't let it mean anything.</quote> That word was used as a slur to dehumanize black people long before white people weren't allowed to say it, so I don't think that's where the power behind the word came from... --- Who's your favorite character from "Bend It Like Beckham"? And you can't say Beckham.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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