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The context of the word is not determined by other people but the person using the word. If context was determined by other people instead of the person using the word then Media Matters would be right about every conservative talk show host or talk show host perceived to be a conservative. A black person who uses the word nigger or any form of that word or tolerates others using that word has absolutely no room to bitch about people of other races using that word.
Black people use it to take power away from the word when speaking to one another. One day this girl in my college class said about me, "That's my nigga, IT2002". I wasn't offended. I took it as a compliment. Context is important. She was paying me a compliment saying I was one of her peeps. I would still never call her "nigga" because I'm not stupid. I know it may be offensive to her or someone who may overhear it. It stings to hear that come from a white person's mouth. It's not hard to understand. If it's a choice between slavery and not being able to use a slur, I'll take not being able to use the slur.
White people usually do not go around calling each other cracker.The only time I seen white people call each other cracker is because they were mocking black people calling each other nigga.
Yeah, that's because white people weren't oppressed like the darker shades of people were. There's nothing to take back.
What matters is how and why someone is using a particular word in whether or not that word being used a insult. Saying I get offended when white people use the word niggar but not black people is like saying I get offended when I see white people rap or black people date white people.
After all they've been through, they can have exclusive license to the word for all I care. Richard Prior should have Trademarked it.
I wouldn't care.
That's ironic considering earlier in this post you said context and intent was important. I agree it is important.