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Originally Posted by Patricia
I agree that it should be taken in a historical context, Harry.
But a young black person today might well feel affronted when reading the term scattered throughout a "classic" text. The status of the work lends a sort of tacit approval of the term.
I've uploaded books that use this term, but I try to include a mention in the description, so that readers are prepared, and can choose not to read it. However, perhaps I'm over-sensitive.
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as I know many young black people today, let me tell you that over 90% don't care, the word Nigga has evolved from a derogatory term into a salutatory term. This has been done over many years, with many people not knowing they are contributing to making a word that used to be offensive into a word which now means Friend, its not even used to refer solely to black people in poor communities, my brother (who is white) has many black friends, spanish friends, and ever other race of friends, and is called a nigga, and uses the word frequently in his own speech, it is part of the slang. The word itself is not evil, but the person saying it with the meaning behind it. If a white male says it with hate in his voice expect punishment, but that is rare I find, atleast in the ethically diverse New York City I live in.
I would say a very small number of black men find the term offensive(mostly Intellectuals who do not like the so called ghetto lifestyle and I would agree with them in that context), it is a much larger fear of white people to use the word, or even speak it, but I have no qualms about that word considering I hear it everyday.
Stop walking on Egg Shells, Black Men and Women are strong people and can handle a word.