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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When it comes to the use of language, context always matters [/quote]

Please tell me in what context, the N word is appropriate? Please.[/quote]

Its about as appropriate as saying the F word.  When directing it at a person with the intent to cause emotional harm, then its far less appropriate.  But in the end its just a sound without the specific context.[/quote]

What in the world is wrong with you people?  F word is a curse word.  N word is a racist slur.  They are not the same.[/quote]

Let me explain.

If i trip and fall and yell the F word, that context is very different then telling someone to go F themselves or they are an F'er.  Agree?  Context matters.  Context is everything in language!

If you say a word and it accidentally is recorded, so freaking what?  What was the intent there?[/quote]

DP. Uh, no, not remotely the same. Context matters - but so does the word you use. If you have slurs in your vocabulary at all, that's very telling. 
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What do you think of rappers using the word comstantly?[/quote]

Generally gross, but as a person who is not black it's not up to me.

There is a difference with "in-groups" and "out-groups" using slurs, especially as a form of taking power back. For example: women using the word "b***h" positively to their group of female friends ("my b****es"), and men using the term, when they have no personal experience having had that term used pejoratively against them. Virtually every woman HAS had that word used pejoratively against them. [/quote]

OMG you just explained why context matters!  Thank you I rest my case.  A word has no meaning without context![/quote]

The difference between F and N is that N literally has no other context than a racist slur. [/quote]

Except when used as a term of endearment between black men[/quote]

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