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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an African American mom. My opinion is by no means monolithic, but my kids preteen to young adult and the kids of my family and friends don't use that word on social media. I can't say they never utter it at all, but they seem to pretty quickly hop on people who do, so I suspect they don't use it. My stepson actually wrote a paper about the word being unacceptable outside of historical contexts. I don't know any middle class AA families where casual use of the n word by youths or adults is acceptable.

I don't think there's a nice use of the word.

I wouldn't soften its use for my son in your shoes or argue that it's okay to like a post that uses it.

I think it goes beyond a white person not just appropriating the word. There is something problematic for me in his comfort in his friends using it.[/quote]
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I would ask him to ask his friends to take his picture down or remove the caption.
Those kids cannot use your kids pic on social media any way they won't .
I assume they mean no harm, but kids need to know what you find unacceptable.
I would also let them know that they cannot use that term in my home.
Let your son know that he can never use that term, no matter how comfortable he feels with his friends. 
I'm an AA mom[/quote]

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