You cant say that the nword isnt the most offensive slur out there today, atleast in the USA where black and white have been having race issues since its beginning. You could maybe evolve a slur to being something wholesome but most times it does not
That's what I mean in regards to the exercise. It's a word, like any other combination of letters. Is it the most offensive to most? Probably. In the US at least. But not to all. What I'm saying is, in its inception it was targeted at a very specific group of people. It has moved on to be all encompassing. It has moved past race. But then you have to consider the position of the person hearing it and their perception. Two non black kids calling each other that word, are they really being racist? Really? Though someone over hearing might scream racism does not mean these kids are going home and throwing on white hoods. Think about times you have heard it in the wild. It is hard to articulate, but context, phonetic inflection and probably some other factors come into play too, but you damn well know when it's being flung as a racist slur whether you can define why or not. Just looking at it logically, academically, it's very interesting to think about everything that one word encompasses and produces. Even this conversation.
Sometimes it is used as a racist slur and sometimes it is not. It depends, but most times when someone says the nword they follow it up with more racism. I dont think they are being racist though, its usually just edgy middle schoolers. It is still used and understood as a racial slur.
I dont think the definition of this word will ever be changed since people will still be using it as a slur, so I also dont think it has moved past race
You cant say that the nword isnt the most offensive slur out there today, atleast in the USA where black and white have been having race issues since its beginning. You could maybe evolve a slur to being something wholesome but most times it does not
That's what I mean in regards to the exercise. It's a word, like any other combination of letters. Is it the most offensive to most? Probably. In the US at least. But not to all. What I'm saying is, in its inception it was targeted at a very specific group of people. It has moved on to be all encompassing. It has moved past race. But then you have to consider the position of the person hearing it and their perception. Two non black kids calling each other that word, are they really being racist? Really? Though someone over hearing might scream racism does not mean these kids are going home and throwing on white hoods. Think about times you have heard it in the wild. It is hard to articulate, but context, phonetic inflection and probably some other factors come into play too, but you damn well know when it's being flung as a racist slur whether you can define why or not. Just looking at it logically, academically, it's very interesting to think about everything that one word encompasses and produces. Even this conversation.
Sometimes it is used as a racist slur and sometimes it is not. It depends, but most times when someone says the nword they follow it up with more racism. I dont think they are being racist though, its usually just edgy middle schoolers. It is still used and understood as a racial slur.
I dont think the definition of this word will ever be changed since people will still be using it as a slur, so I also dont think it has moved past race