It's not wrong to say the N word.

Thank you for joining the debate Thoht. From reading your opinion to understanding your position to this debate, I find you to be a very interesting person to talk to; the kind of person i'd prefer to hang out with after college hours. I think i should have mentioned earlier that i'm not white, I don't understand how the person who person who commented on this topic that 'i should join KKK' came to the conclusion that i am definitely white, I'm actually Indian. I agree with you on many points, And i'm well aware of the historical aspect of this topic. I'll just mention what i disagree with. You said "it was made to be derogatory" which is not true. What is true is that 'Negro' and 'Niger' means black in Spanish and Portuguese, The white imperialists literally referred to black people as black. I don't deny they said it with disdain, But their disdain towards the black doesn't mean the word itself is disdainful. The people you mentioned who use the word with dark Intent in today's world. They exist, Yes, But they are outnumbered by people who use the term in their casual speech without intent. Ultimately that's all it boils down to: Intent. If there is no dark intent behind the use of a word that suggests threat, There is no real reason to be taken aback. The intent in someone's speech is usually extremely obvious, As was my intent towards my close friend. Since you wanted me to be specific, I used the 5 letter word ending in A, And my speech tone was light hearted, As it usually is. Even if it was the ER ending word, There is no reason to be offended when my intent was to be endearing. I am sorry but i have never heard of the ER ending word to mean 'stupid', Perhaps in the west it is. I am aware of the fact you mentioned and i find it quite fascinating; that A ending word is most commonly used among black people. The reason i find it fascinating is because people think it is okay for black people to say it, But not for people of any other race (allowed only for one race, Not the other) which is in my opinion the true definition of racism and also in this case; an infringement of my freedom of speech. And i'm sure that you know certain people react with physical violence when they hear a non black person saying the N word. Assuming you to be a reasonable and logical human being, I would like to think that you would find this reaction more shocking than the usage of the word at all. You said you would associate me with a white supremacist if you happened to be around me and my friend when my first words to him would be the N word. That is just you misjudging my intent, And has nothing to do with my relationship towards my friend and i don't think it is wrong for you to have such an impression about me, For people's thoughts are spontaneous but i would prefer you don't use that as a bias to establish that i am against black people which i'm sure you wouldn't do. Those female friends did know how close my friend and i were. They are just a few of the many SJW in my college. I was just dumb to say it at all knowing their nature to start a conflict. But i still stand by my point that, Saying the N word doesn't make you a racist. I disagree with you when you said 'It causes harm because the only group that widely uses it is white supremacists. " No words causes harm, I'm surprised that you; being an advocate for free speech think that certain words cause harm. Unless i use my speech to directly incite violence, My speech does no harm and is not responsible for how biased people wish to take it. White supremacists may have used the term in the past, But now the word is pretty much globally known, And people use it, With different intent of course, Usually endearing intent. Yes racists exist, Them using the word with disdain doesn't mean every person using the word uses it with disdain. What happened in history is done and over with. Someone using the N word doesn't send us back to the 18nth century nor would he even be referring to that time period very likely, It has insignificant effect on this world. The question is should we dwell over it and make an issue, Or move over it and adapt to what's new. Language evolves, Meanings change, The connotation of the N word has changed for most people except those who chose to dwell over it. Https://blog. Oxforddictionaries. Com. . . Above is a link to a list of words used that had a sinister origin, But isn't considered so anymore because people moved on and i suggest we do the same here. There is always a better word for most things we say in our daily conversation, But still we say as we please, And rightly so. Appreciate you for take the time to read this Pyrogami