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Originally Posted by Niamh.
Who are white people to decide that though? We weren't the ones it was used against in such a disgusting way. Personally, I think white people should have no say in it at all. I think maybe white people want it to disappear because they don't want to be reminded of what was done to black people at the hands of white people
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I agree white people cannot rule on this and black people can use the word if they feel they can move beyond the offensive meaning it has.
Keeping this word alive or "reclaiming" it might be seen as a solution but ultimately the offensive meaning of the word would still be there and I feel black people would never be truly comfortable using it regardless of what meaning or context it now has.
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