How do U let your kids say the N-word ????

If you allow your kids to say the n-word then what else would you allow? I'm just saying...........

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[TaKeNoPrIsOnErS666]

I understand what ur saying but it sounds like ur endorsing it to adults. But i resect that u don't want kids 2 say it. I dont nd my friends dont but people all around my school b saying it and it pisses me off!

[DearRafiki]

@TaKeNoPrIsOnErS666 I'm not endorsing it for adults at all! I wish everyone would put the word to rest for real.

[dorotwhy]

I noticed that word seemed to resurface after a long time during which it WAS viewed as a curse word in a derogatory manner. Personally, I abhor it when used in a derogatory manner but I notice now when it is used in an affectionate way as a greeting etc., I don't cringe as much. Maybe it's vernacular roots have created a different meaning to a word with the same spelling, or possibly two different spellings ie, nigger vs niggah.

[DearRafiki]

@dorotwhy I cringe either way...I'm just saying...

[dorotwhy]

Totally! :O) It is probably one of the only words I know that conjures up such a bitter taste in my mouth. I was very surprised when I started hearing it on the radio in music etc. I wonder why anyone would want to start using it again when it was almost obsolete. It should have stayed that way. I have a new dictionary, I wonder if the "affectionate" slang definition is there. I'll look it up.

[DearRafiki]

And my kids know not to say it either. It's just not apart of their vocab. But as they grow older I just like to remind them not to feel like they have to be DOWN and start saying it. I think it's always great to reiterate. You feel me?

[dorotwhy]

My children have grown up in a very diverse community and I think the only time that they've heard anyone say the "n" word derogatorily is on tv or if I tell a story from my youth regarding my personal experiences where I quote someone who used it that way. Mostly they have been exposed to it through music or in a chummy conversation way. I've never had to tell them not to say it, they just don't. It's just not a part of their regular vocabulary, thank goodness.

[DearRafiki]

I feel you D. I love the comments you leave you either agree or you don't but you say how you feel regardless.

[dorotwhy]

It would be wonderful if that word would disappear but it won't so I suppose, since it won't it's almost a good thing for it to change meanings in a way. In time maybe it will only be only associated with its newer meaning. Maybe at one time the word wasn't used in a nasty way, only to indicate that someone was from Niger or Nigeria but evolved into the curse word. it could change again for the positive.

[DearRafiki]

Yeah I understand what you're saying D but you know what I feel as though it's a insult no matter the use and I don't allow my kids to use it.