why is ok for blk say nigga and why black people does thing white would call them that?
812788
i think it's because black people grew up sayin' it & it became kind of a cultural thing cuz black people have always been called that throughout history. so it's kind of ironic that we can call each other nigga, but if a white person says it, we get offensive. it's kind of like when see a girl call her friend b*tch, but if you call her a b*tch, they'll get mad. it's the same overall principle.
1015002
Because whites used it as hate during slavery and segregation in the 1960's and probably some still do. Did you see the movie Malcom X he said he was call Nigger so much he swear it was his name. The word was use in our generation and not looong ago. So any whites who use it would be seen as racist because it was why they used the word, to insult them. For white to use it also will mean it okay to call someone offensive names.
561719
Because most of the are afraid to get their ass kicked!!! If you say that word around a black person and you are white you will get beat the hell up that is why they don't say in front of us!!!! That word holds a hurtful meaning and a terrible pain of a past that we as African Americans had. It was made up to make us feel less and made to be less. It is very disrespectful to use that word around blacks if you are white, alot of people know this and use it when blacks are not around knowing that it is sensitive and hurtful to us but then claim to love and enjoy our company.. most of the time I have a sixth sense to racism and will know if someone is really not feeling me...\n\n\nI just came back and read what Bronson wrote and you have a serious problem, You can not blame everything on the other races.Let me drop some real knowledge on your ass.. I see that you wrote that blacks in your neighborhood hate whites okay well the door swings both ways just leave each other alone, all that mess you wrote about Jews and MLK you have to be out your mind!!! Martin Luther King Jr. was for the civil rights of black people thus called the civil rights movement. He was not a racist and did not hate whites, hell they even marched with him. So where do you get off saying this mess? You sound like you are rasict Bronson and you need to get some serious help, yes ANY race is wrong if you use rascist words and act as if you are better than others. But keep it real europeans(whites) took africans from their home land, pushed the indains out and took land from the hispanic people, placed japense in camps. So if you really want to place the blame look at what your anestors have done and what some people are still doing. Don't point the blame until you know... now I love everybody if you are good to me but you must know the TRUTH so you will be set free. Take care Bronson....
580466
Negro means black.\nNig_ger comes from negro - but it was used in a very hateful way during the slave times. Even now racists use it to put down someone because they are black. It means much more than just black - it means "stupid, ugly, bad, etc.." so if someone says nig_ger to a black person, they just insulted them.\n\nNow - the blacks co-opted this term and started using it amongst themselves, so it would not hurt so much. In modern times, it became Nig_ga. However, even though they use it among themselves (because they know one black guy doesn't mean all the insults behind it when he calls another black guy nig_ga), they don't like it if another group calls them that - coz they can't be sure if it's friendly or a racist insult.
644755
Ive wondered thatt.  how come if a white person calls a blackman a nigger its racist even though black people call other black people niggers all the time
999125
I have just read your link and up to a point I do agree with you. \n\nIt isn't just about the black community though it is. I think it is just fashion in general. There are so many people wanting to look the part but you should never judge a person by the way they dress!\n\nAs for the posting above, we have to be careful what we say because people do get offended.  I get constantly offended when I read people telling me how wonderful God is, or I will go to hell if I don't believe etc, but they never seem to stop that do they!!\nI think all this political correctness has taken away our freedom of speech. It makes me laugh though that if you are black and you call a 'brother' the N word that is acceptable, but if I was to call someone by that name I would get told off and called racist. It is either right or wrong. There should not be rules for one culture and not for another. That is another form of segregation... them and us!!\n\nThere are nice ways and nasty ways of asking a question or placing a statement but there is always someone you will offend. There are many questions I would love to ask about the black culture and the asian cultures etc. all are totally innocent but I am scared to ask incase people don't like the way I have asked it and I get called a racist.\n\nThe whole world has gone crazy and it does annoy me!
1152635
People use the word racism/racist too freely. Classifying people by race itself isn't racist. African-American, in terms of darker skin or "black", is really the most politically correct term you could use. The same goes for those who are termed Caucasian or "white". Generally, some people are never satisified, but that's probably the best it's going to get. You can't expect people who don't know you well to know your ancestry. People who do not know you can only really guess your race by what they see (I don't see why they would even be talking about that in the first place). If they are incorrect, politely correct them. There's no need to get yourself all worked up. If they're using a derogatory term, that's a different conversation all together.
948634
It's a slang word where I am from and in it's context does not mean anything close to what the white people meant when they said it.  But on the contrary I do not use that word and I don't take offense if a black or white person says it.  Come in we are in the year 2006 slavery days are over people need to lighten up and stop using philosophy on every little thing.
101980
For the same reason that the African Americans take offense to being called Niggerz. It's usage more than etymology that offends, even if that usage is purely historical.\n\nAlso, I don't think there are too many Germans who'd be too happy about being called Krauts.
129302
The word you are referring to was a place people were from. Thats how at that time they were labeled, by where they had been taken from. It didn't originate with 2 G's but one as in Niger. But over time thats how all african americans became reffered to. In all honesty, it might not mean as much as it does had it not been used the way it was. But because it was said with such hate and disgust it became a new curse word. And I think the reason that african americans can use to word on each other without being offended is this. Not all of us are like them and we can't say that we know how it is to be them. So for someone of a different race to say it to them is to be discriminated against.
142052
The word "negro" is Spanish for black.  The word "nigger", which is used to degrade an entire race of people, comes from the word negro.  So, negro is usually frowned upon.  \n\nIn general, white people are not called "blanco", which is Spanish for white.  \n\n"Negro" has a negative connotation and is reminiscent of the days of Jim Crow.
992850
The "n" word is derogatory. People may use it as a term of endearment because they are ignorant - which further supports the fact that the "n" word is derogatory and negative in meaning. Those who choose to use it are foolish and fool themselves into thinking that it's a cool thing to say. For all of the hundreds of years of abuse that black people endured, it seems to me to be a slap in the face our black ancestors, for people, especially blacks, to now support the use of the word amongst themselves.
951908
White people are the only people banned from using it. White peoople are TRYING to offend someone by saying it, while hispanics and blacks are using it as a term of endearment for lack of a better word!
950581
yes it is hypocrisy. you are right.some say that we took the word from whites to take the control of our identity as black americans.i use the word.i use those other words too.this is the real killer, in private there are still white folks that call blacks, the n-word.and there are black folks that call white people, whatever it is we say in private.i think that he is lucky that the black folks in the audience did kick his azz.i'm not saying any of those words are right all i know is we have to live with people and sometimes people say the craziest things.i would not stand up in a room full of white people and say derogatory things, because i would not want the shoe to be on the other foot. and im with you his career is totally over.
747462
Most black people do not use that word. You hear a few people say that & you group everyone in the category. Calling each other the "N" word is like when female friends call each other the "B" word. It's not a problem until someone outside of their circle tries to do it. Don't try to understand it. Just don't do it. The "N" is not offensive because of the actual word. It was because the person using that word could beat you, scream at you, disrespect you & accuse you of stuff you didn't do. And then they would call you that name while doing it. That's why when a black person hears that words, it triggers a defense mechanism.
655262
It's just a nickname from a show or a movie if I recall. It is a ghetto name we use to be funny, to make fun of the different types of crazy ghetto names peple have
135888
They have gone through the same struggle for racial equality  and are making fun of a degrading word. Others that have not experienced the same history of racism, discrimination,and degradation have no right to use that word.\n Especially from people that was doing most of the degradation  in the first place.