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Have you ever said it? And if you did, in what context.

Have you ever said it? And if you did, in what context.

I seem to remember calling one of my siblings that once many, many years ago (we're not black). I also seem to recall not being able to sit down for several hours after my old man explained to me why I shouldn't use that word.

Probably, although it would have been in the very boring context of some form of debate on society and Political Correctness (ie '****** is no longer an acceptable term').

No

yeah, I think most people have. I was using in a joking way with one my friends.

I do sometimes in a jokie mannor.

Yes, I have. I've called black people "******" while fighting, and I've referred to "ghetto" or "gangsta" black people as niggers. *shrug*

No

why not?

I've repeated it when qouting someone. Never actually used it myself, though. No need to.

Yes. I was reading a Mark Twain book (Pudd'nhead Wilson, I think) out loud.

why not?

Why should I?

have you ever read the title of your threads before?

have you ever read the title of your threads before?

lol, that's what I was thinking.

3 contexts:
1) Discussing the word itself or colloquial phrases which include it
2) Quoting someone
3) Telling a joke

I can't think of any time in my life that I have actually used the word in a derogatory manner or called someone that.

I’ve used it in jokes before. Not often, though not because of any aversion to the word itself, but because there just isn’t much call to use it.
The word can be quite nasty in certain contexts, but I see no reason to actively avoid its use when I use tons of other vulgar words often.

I think once or twice I said, "and he said "N.ger" or "the book had the word n.ger in it," or something. But I've never called anyone that.

have you ever read the title of your threads before?No.

If you mean in a hateful manner, then, no.

If you mean just having some fun with friends (of any color) then yes. We've gotten past the racial steriotyping and political correctness. I told my Indian friend (as in India) to go back to Mexico, and we both laughed.
I was playing foosball with a Mexican friend and he won, and I said it was because the Mexicans are always playing soccer/football, and he agree after laughing.

As long as you're comfortable with the people you joke with, none of that political bullshit matters.

Why should I?

I don't know. I just find it odd that you haven't

I don't know. I just find it odd that you haven't
She does live in Europe.

have you ever read the title of your threads before?

No.

The word has been edited out, but not the spelling mistake. :p

I think you'll struggle to top the title 'ITWAETASFNSWSWYVFT?', or what ever it was.

If you mean in a hateful manner, then, no.

If you mean just having some fun with friends (of any color) then yes. We've gotten past the racial steriotyping and political correctness. I told my Indian (as in India) to go back to Mexico, and we both laughed.
I was playing foosball with a Mexican friend and he won, and I said it was because the Mexicans are always playing soccer/football, and he agree after laughing.

As long as you're comfortable with the people you joke with, none of that political bullshit matters.

You're so holy.

Sure. My mom had a black horse named ****** when she was a girl.

And I did grow up calling Brazil nuts "****** toes".

She does live in Europe.

Not only that. The word doesn't exist in my native language :)

I told my Indian (as in India) to go back to Mexico, and we both laughed.

You own an Indian? :p How'd you get that deal?

My friends and I joke around a lot too with all the silly racial stereotypes. One of the guys who will be a groomsman in my wedding is Muslim and of Arabic descent. As a joke, he asked if he could wear his "traditional dress." When asked what that entailed, he said, "Oh, you know, robe, turban, dynomite..." He actually makes jokes like that pretty often. =)

The word has been edited out, but not the spelling mistake. :p

I think you'll struggle to top the title 'ITWAETASFNSWSWYVFT?', or what ever it was.

So they have and haven't. I guess it's mod humo[u]r.

I'll top it, someday.

You're so holy.

Thank you :D

And I did grow up calling Brazil nuts "****** toes".

Oh yeah, make that 4 contexts. I forgot about that.

never used it intending offence once or twice jokingly but nothing more than that though I have said egg and spoon a few times (some of our more un-hip NS’ers might not get that one)

ne I have said egg and spoon a few times
You hate Jews?

You own an Indian? :p How'd you get that deal?

My friends and I joke around a lot too with all the silly racial stereotypes. One of the guys who will be a groomsman in my wedding is Muslim and of Arabic descent. As a joke, he asked if he could wear his "traditional dress." When asked what that entailed, he said, "Oh, you know, robe, turban, dynomite..." He actually makes jokes like that pretty often. =)

Haha, I forgot to put in 'friend'.


My friend of Moroccan decent (2nd gen) is a self-named 'Sand ******'.

never used it intending offence once or twice jokingly but nothing more than that though I have said egg and spoon a few times (some of our more un-hip NS’ers might not get that one)

Since when is cockney rhyming slang "hip"?

I'll top it, someday.
I hope you don't. It took me about three days to work out what the hell it meant.

never used it intending offence once or twice jokingly but nothing more than that though I have said egg and spoon a few times (some of our more un-hip NS’ers might not get that one)

I must be an unhip one, cuz I have absolutely no idea what that would refer to.

I must be an unhip one, cuz I have absolutely no idea what that would refer to.

It's rhyming slang. What derogatory term towards blacks rhymes with "spoon"?

never used it refering to someone...but it is in quite a bit of literature, so yes, I've said it outloud many times.

Oh, and when I was first learning the countries of Africa (in 3rd grade) I thought "Niger" was pronounced "******".

It's rhyming slang. What derogatory term towards blacks rhymes with "spoon"?

Macaroon

I often say "negro, please" to my close black friends and they call me "crackah" all the time. *shrug*

I wouldn't drop the N bomb in public, though. Strangers may take offense.

Macaroon

Octoroon?

It's rhyming slang. What derogatory term towards blacks rhymes with "spoon"?

never understood why egg means fucking though :confused: (I may be wrong here)

Many many many times.

Never when it could offend anyone.

never understood why egg means fucking though :confused: (I may be wrong here)

It comes from something that does clucking, perhaps?

Many many many times.

Never when it could offend anyone.

Liar. Liar. Ass hair on fire.

Octoroon?

Quadroon?

As for my use of the word '******': yes, many many times. Almost always as part of the phrases '****** in the woodpile', 'treated like a white ******', or the childhood rhyme 'catch a ****** by the toe'.

never understood why egg means fucking though :confused: (I may be wrong here)

It doesn't. The first word only serves to make it a phrase.

I do know a guy who, when pulling cable (he works in the film industry) will yell out "Pull like you're pulling a ****** off your sister!"

Liar. Liar. Ass hair on fire.

I'd randomly spit it out after randomly ranting to a friend.

Like today in first period, "One fucking day I'd like to fucking show up and have a god fucking damn chair waiting for me at my fucking spot... [5 second pause] ..******."

There was one time where I did want to use it to offend a black guy, but I feel it's not fun having a guy jump off a second floor balcony and chase me.

I don't like to run.

From as much as you hear it in society today, It's hard to believe whites aren't supposed to use it as well.

Don't like it? Don't use it!

Many times. Either in the context of explaining why it was used in Twain's Huckleberry Finn, or why it is not appropriate to use as an epithet in my classroom.

Many many many times.

Never when it could offend anyone.

Ditto.

Not anymore, but as a young kid I said it many times, just cause everyone said it in normal conversation to anyone. I stopped when I was around seven or eight, I think. I've never said it in anger, although I have been called both a "cracker" and a "jap" in anger a few times.

Many times. Either in the context of explaining why it was used in Twain's Huckleberry Finn, or why it is not appropriate to use as an epithet in my classroom.

Are you a professor or a secondary school teacher out of curiosity?

More often than not, I say "nigga" as in "Nigga what?, Nigga please!"

I've used it with the "er" only in telling jokes, which usually are told to me by black people to begin with.

The only other context would have been when I was living with my boyfriend's family. His stepfather is extremely racist and would lay in bed watching game shows or the news. Whenever he saw something that displeased him he would yell out, "******!" It got to the point where I was hearing it every five seconds and I asked him to stop. The last thing I needed was for my son to think that it's an ok thing to say when he visits my mom who has a black roomate and dates black people. I could see that going very badly.

Yep, reading a passage from Huck Finn aloud, I said the "N word".

Ah, high school book projects.

Have you ever said it? And if you did, in what context.

Yeah, in college. It was a cool thing then. But there was only one black in our group and he didn't care. We all used that as a greeting .."whatsup n*****"..

I never use it nowadays.

"There's a difference between black people and niggers" and I went into my own version of the Chris Rock bit...

I don't think I have... my mother says it quite often though...

Never actually called anybody a ******, since I try to avoid being racist, but I have certainly used it in discussions of things like racism, usually when I'm referring to the word itself.

Yes, when discussing racial issues in Huck Finn back in 11th Grade.