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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chances are the little boy learned it from an older sibling.  The free use of the n-word by AA teens and white teens is so mainstream now it's like say, "hey man, sup?"

We had to have some talks with DS (14) about that word and even if his black friends call him that, he cannot under any circumstance use it.  No, not even with an a on the end instead of er.  I've also had to tell his friends that they can't use that word at my house.  But like I said, it's so ingrained in their vocab, they don't even realize they're tossing it out there.  Playing video games, playing basketball, watching TV... the n-word just flies out.  [/quote]

DH and I had considered this but the word was followed up with "cracker" and it was said in a hostile way, not a greeting. More like "youre a N" - I get how desensitized some people can become to the word and how it's used as a greeting, but this was not the context and it still has no place being used amongst 9 & 10 year olds.[/quote]

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