Comments on: Is the word “Nigga” ever appropriate? http://mlhodges.com/2006/11/21/is-the-word-nigga-ever-appropriate/ Words inspire, motivate, and incite mental riots that result in change... Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:20:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: T.C. Johnson http://mlhodges.com/2006/11/21/is-the-word-nigga-ever-appropriate/#comment-30 T.C. Johnson Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:33:12 +0000 http://mlhodges.com/?p=59#comment-30 I knew you would blog on this. Great job. I think Richards meant for it to be hateful. While I don't agree with what the heckler said or did, it was the way Richards said it. He probably didn't have a comeback so he resorted to other means of "getting back" at the heckler. Is he a racist? Not sure. Was what he said racist? Yes. "Nigga" is one of those funny words we feel we own. Black people can use it, but anyone else using it can catch a beatdown. If that's the case it should be used only amongst ourselves and not in public. I've tried to stay away from using it. My question is, are we the only race that uses a racist term to reference each other? There is a difference between the word "nigga" and "nigger", but I may have to save that for a later time. I knew you would blog on this. Great job. I think Richards meant for it to be hateful. While I don’t agree with what the heckler said or did, it was the way Richards said it. He probably didn’t have a comeback so he resorted to other means of “getting back” at the heckler. Is he a racist? Not sure. Was what he said racist? Yes.

“Nigga” is one of those funny words we feel we own. Black people can use it, but anyone else using it can catch a beatdown. If that’s the case it should be used only amongst ourselves and not in public. I’ve tried to stay away from using it. My question is, are we the only race that uses a racist term to reference each other?

There is a difference between the word “nigga” and “nigger”, but I may have to save that for a later time.

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