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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was riding on the Metro last night towards Reston, when three black youths (late teens/early 20s) got on the train near Farragut West.  Over the next 25-30 minutes, and in the presence of mostly white and Asian passengers, they spoke loudly, with about every 1/3 or 1/4th word out of their mouth being "niggas."  As I listened to them speak it became clear it was used as a substitute for "we" or for "young workers in entry-level jobs" (like "they make the niggaz stay late to clean up at Shake Shack").

Do black parents discourage their children from using this term, or do they not care?  And, if the latter, how can they take offense when youths of other races are then socialized to think it's an acceptable term?

This is not trolling, but a serious question that merits an honest discussion. As long as non-AA youths are routinely punished for using language that AA youths apparently can use in public places with no repercussions, some people will trend further right, convinced that the left is ready, willing, and able to enforce speech codes replete with double standards. [/quote]

Those kids will have trouble getting into any decent college or job, and blame "institutional racism" and "implicit bias" and whatever new BS gets coined around for their predicament.

They may believe they are "empowered" by using completely inappropriate language, but in reality it's they who will suffer for it.

Sad.[/quote]

Wow. So you have never heard of code-switching? I am a (white if it matters) highly educated college professor. When I am with my friends, I use slang, swear, and speak completely differently than I do in class. These kids will be fine because they know that the metro is not their office or job interview or college classroom.[/quote]

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