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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, my son (non-black but minority) has been asked by white kids if *he* can give them a pass. Um, ok. I see that his black friends use it in text messages with him and even call him that, in a “my…” way.

I’m just going to focus on my own child. We have been clear that he cannot say that word, ever. Not in a song, not if someone says he can, never.  And it is completely up to black people if they want to use it. That is not my decision to make. I am just focused on my son knowing he cannot use it. He gets the history and I have been clear that I honestly don’t care about the F word etc, but this and a couple others related to women need to be forever off limits to him.

I respect that black parents can choose to deal with that word as they wish. (Although I honestly wish they would tell their kids not to use it in mixed company, because it gets confusing for kids who haven’t had a talk about it.)

And all white parents need to have a clear conversation about it. Not just “don’t be racist.” Clear - “you can do this, you can’t do this.” It is very apparent that parents still think being color blind rather than talking about tough topics is the way to go.

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