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PP to whom you are responding. You are trying to considerate and understanding which is awesome, but don't overthink it.
 I control my kids' images on social media. I tell my kid to not send pics, videos, etc. that people can use any way THEY deem fit.
To me, this instance would be the same would be the same as someone posting profanity on my kid's pics, period!
I'm a black parent and I would tell my black kids to tell their friends to not tag them with that caption. " Dude, you know my mom is a trip, you need to untag me. She doesn't like that word and  is threatening to shut down my instagram(take my phone, whatever)'
Put it on you. 
They are probably great kids, but sometimes they do things you do not like. That's what kids do. Black or White, or Korea, Dominican....[/quote]

This is pretty good advice.  My kid is white, and he plays on teams with and is friends with mostly AA kids.  I would be uncomfortable with him being tagged in a photo with that caption.  Not because I have anything to say about how/when/why AA people use that word, but because I'd be concerned that someone might mistakenly think that my kid had posted that, which would not be OK.

Also, FWIW, OP, you will soon be getting into the world of college sports recruiting, and that's not smart stuff to have out there for that reason.  I know recruiters/coaches have seen worse, but why take a chance?[/quote]

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