Original sentence: Both words are also pronounced the same in most dialects of standard English.It could be an insult to say, "Hey, you niggas" (grammatically analogous to "Hey, you guys"), but saying, "What up, my niggas.It is worth noting that, while "nigger" has been "reclaimed" by many young African Americans, many youth and older African Americans still consider the term offensive and inappropriate in most, if not all, contexts.Many feel nigga is simply "nigger" pronounced with a southern accent, the spelling a phonetic representation of the word as it always has been pronounced in African American Vernacular English.There is no difference, they argue, between the two words
Edited sentence: "Nigger" is also "nigga" pronounced the same by many whites who intend it as a racial slur.It could be an insult to say, "Hey, you niggas" (grammatically analogous to "Hey, you guys"), but saying, "What up, mah niggas.Opponents contend the explanation of the new revisionist usage is absurd and that the overuse of "nigger" by a relatively small segment of the population has not changed its centuries-old, racist nature.Opponents of this view argue that it is naive and ignores the fact that nigga is simply "nigger" pronounced with a southern accent.The majority of African Americans, including many youth, still consider the term offensive and inappropriate in most, if not all, contexts— and never acceptable in any context when used by nonblacks.The spelling is simply a phonetic representation of the word as it always has been pronounced in African American Vernacular English