White people using the "N" word

 

As some of you may know, Bay area based rapper V-Nasty has recently been receiving a lot of media attention for her usage of the “N” word. The African American community is upset with her excessive use of the word stating that it has a painful history, it should only be used amongst African Americans and other personal reasons. According to V-Nasty she uses the word because it is commonly said in her area (East Oakland, CA) and no African American person has approached her about using the word. This leaves me to wonder... Should Caucasians be allowed to use the "N" word? My answer is YES IF AND ONLY AND ONLY IF IT IS USED AS A TERM OF ENDEARMENT. Some African Americans may read this and label me as a coon, Uncle Tom, sell out etc... This opinion is solely based on logic. African Americans using the word everyday as a term of endearment should permit Caucasians to use it. If a Caucasian person is using it with the same meaning as African Americans do being as a friend, a homie, and associate then why should they be chastised? If it is just because he/she is Caucasian then that is hypocritical. Many African Americans say that the Black leaders of the civil rights era did not fight beatings, racial slurs, and prejudice etc… just to have Caucasians say the “N” word with such ease. I agree with that but they also didn’t fight a long battle to hear African Americans say nigga, nigga, nigga every five seconds. Yet many African Americans allow Hispanic people to say the word freely. I know people will say that African American and Hispanics are all the same being that they are both minorities but that is no excuse. There are many Hispanic people who are extremely racist towards African Americans and some Hispanic gangs even target African Americans as potential murder victims. With that being known Hispanics can still call African Americans nigga all day with there being no consequences. Anyway it is the African American communities fault for making the word culturally accepted by using it amongst each other for many years. If people are going to say that there is so much pain behind the “N” word then why use it. I don't hear Asians, Jews or Hispanic people calling each other derogatory names from their past because they know of the pain these words have caused them therefore they choose not to use them. Why couldn't the African American community do the same? If African Americans want Caucasians and other races to stop using the word they have to own up to their part, in the common usage of the word, and stop using the word all together. For any Caucasians reading this do not go around saying the "N" word because I think it's ok,  not every African American thinks like me BECAUSE YOU CAN AND WILL BE VIOLIATED IF SAID AROUND THE WRONG CROWD.

                                                                         Anthony