Originally Posted By: Sicilian Babe

I was responding to FS's post on why "the N word" is so offensive. That seems to be a bit of an oxymoron, hence my response.


There's no question that that word should never be used by a non-black person no matter how angry one is. The history associated with it is horrible. I also agree that it is an oxymoron for an American adult to not know how horrible is that word.

My dad used to say that they call each other that. I asked him if he would be offended if anotherItalian called him a dago. Of course they wouldn't. But if a non-Italian says it, then it's a different story.

Last edited by olivant; 06/30/13 11:19 PM.
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