Anonymous wrote:My kid plays basketball after school sometimes. The 8th graders often kick them off, sometimes nicely, sometimes with threats. There was a gun threat by one recently.

I’m sorry but your kid is going to hear a lot worse. I think my son would be mortified if I did what you did.

I hope you took the gun threat seriously.

My kid plays basketball after school sometimes. The 8th graders often kick them off, sometimes nicely, sometimes with threats. There was a gun threat by one recently.

I’m sorry but your kid is going to hear a lot worse. I think my son would be mortified if I did what you did.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked by the responses here. If your kid is black do you let them use the n word? I teach my kids not to use any language that could be offensive to others.

You're missing the forest for the trees here. If you are non-black you don't ever need to interact with a stranger black child unless they are hitting your child or damaging your property. Then you can do what is necessary. But if they are just using bad language or damaging public property, do not approach and do not engage, and do not worry about what their parents let them do. Whatever values black people teach their children is their business.

You may express your opinion. But please know, that’s all it is. Many of us just aren’t interested in engaging in your racism. It’s 2023.

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Thing is the hip-hop crowd has desensitized their followers to the N word. So now most people who use it today, see NOTHING wrong with it.

We can’t have it both ways.

This is a much more complex process of reclaiming something weaponized against one's people. It's not just a "hip hop crowd" desentizing their followers for funsies.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked by the responses here. If your kid is black do you let them use the n word? I teach my kids not to use any language that could be offensive to others.

You're missing the forest for the trees here. If you are non-black you don't ever need to interact with a stranger black child unless they are hitting your child or damaging your property. Then you can do what is necessary. But if they are just using bad language or damaging public property, do not approach and do not engage, and do not worry about what their parents let them do. Whatever values black people teach their children is their business.

Like wild wolves?

Seems offensive to wolves.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked by the responses here. If your kid is black do you let them use the n word? I teach my kids not to use any language that could be offensive to others.

You're missing the forest for the trees here. If you are non-black you don't ever need to interact with a stranger black child unless they are hitting your child or damaging your property. Then you can do what is necessary. But if they are just using bad language or damaging public property, do not approach and do not engage, and do not worry about what their parents let them do. Whatever values black people teach their children is their business.

Like wild wolves?

Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked by the responses here. If your kid is black do you let them use the n word? I teach my kids not to use any language that could be offensive to others.

You're missing the forest for the trees here. If you are non-black you don't ever need to interact with a stranger black child unless they are hitting your child or damaging your property. Then you can do what is necessary. But if they are just using bad language or damaging public property, do not approach and do not engage, and do not worry about what their parents let them do. Whatever values black people teach their children is their business.

I can't stand it when people act like calling someone the n-word is the same thing as talking about the n-word theoretically. Like, don't say n-word or do you ever say n-word.

It is purposefully obtuse.

Also, I think that 8 years old is too young to go to a park by yourself.

Personally, I think no one should say the n word. I say no one is allowed to say the n word. But since we as a society have decided that some people can say it, it's going to be a curse word that is heard in adult spaces. Like a basketball court.

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Anonymous wrote:PP again. I find the notion that someone can use the n word because they are black to be totally ridiculous.

I agree. The only time that I hear this word is from other African-Americans.

Not at our middle school. Anyone that isn’t white or Asian says it.

On god

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Anonymous wrote:PP again. I find the notion that someone can use the n word because they are black to be totally ridiculous.

I agree. The only time that I hear this word is from other African-Americans.

Not at our middle school. Anyone that isn’t white or Asian says it.

Anonymous wrote:Not buying what you're selling.

+1000.

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Anonymous wrote:PP again. I find the notion that someone can use the n word because they are black to be totally ridiculous.

You are not black, then right? Please google Ta-Nahesi Coates or something to get some more nuance around how and why many black Americans choose to use that word and white people just need to deal with it. You can’t have everything. Sorry. When you’ve fully divested from white supremacy, dismantled structural racism in this country, addressed reparations, then let’s negotiate. If y’all do that, I bet all black folks would give up the word 100%.

Here is the explanation

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QO15S3WC9pg

“When you’re white in this country, you’re taught that everything belongs to you.”

I’m sorry, but Mr. Coates is pathetically delusional. If you believe him, you are to. The racism is grossly offensive here.

Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked by the responses here. If your kid is black do you let them use the n word? I teach my kids not to use any language that could be offensive to others.

And you’re absolutely positively certain that your particular kids will never, ever, under any circumstances at all —even as unsupervised adolescents hanging out with peers — use “language that could be offensive to others”? Awesome! Since most kids test boundaries, at least occasionally, it would be great if you could teach the rest of us how it’s done.

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Anonymous wrote:PP again. I find the notion that someone can use the n word because they are black to be totally ridiculous.

You are not black, then right? Please google Ta-Nahesi Coates or something to get some more nuance around how and why many black Americans choose to use that word and white people just need to deal with it. You can’t have everything. Sorry. When you’ve fully divested from white supremacy, dismantled structural racism in this country, addressed reparations, then let’s negotiate. If y’all do that, I bet all black folks would give up the word 100%.

Omg I just laughed so hard! Thanks for that. I needed it today.

Anonymous wrote:PP again. I find the notion that someone can use the n word because they are black to be totally ridiculous.

I agree. The only time that I hear this word is from other African-Americans.