[Fanboy_Luke]

It was a derived from the word negro and was a very derogatory word that was used to describe negro slaves.

Negro is the spanish/portuguese for black so I don't see what point your making. Don't use the word myself but surely it's all about the CONTEXT. Somebody using a word that can be used as a racist slur (but also colloquial greeting and a form of identity; see N.W.A.) is not necessarily racist depending on its context. Racism is a MINDSET and ATTITUDE. You have every right to find the word repugnant but there are so many black people who have really embraced the word.

For the record, Emily should have kept her mouth shut. It's a can of worms we really could have done without opening.