[Shaun]

Originally posted by ttw
The way in which black people and white people understand that word is different.
Therefore there is a difference in who is saying it.

and mr.'someone called me a white boy but u didnt c me crying' (not that it may not b offensive) but how about bcos the word white boy wasnt derived from slavery and used to supress your race for years and years

That's irrelevant - if you know the meaning of it and say it to another black person: surely it brings back terrible connotations, and you all then sit down and think about what you've said?

No, it's made out to be a jokey term, completely the opposite to the meaning if a white/other race uses it. It's absurd. If you don't like the word, don't use it.