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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are black-- they can say that word however they want to use it. Your family is white – you may not use it. It's pretty easy to explain--people can use terms referencing their own culture that outsiders may not. [/quote] This is exactly what I'd say. [/quote] Yup. Me too. Social media posts never go away. And yes, this means that sometimes he will just have to be quiet when he would like to weigh in. I appreciate that there is something unfair about being asked to be quiet in a conversation among friends, but since his friends do use this word, he is stuck. I hope as they mature they use it less. I appreciate that AA families may have different opinions, and that only they get to have an opinion more nuanced than "we don't use that word", but teens being teens mean that their language will push boundaries, regardless of their parents' preferences.[/quote]
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