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Words have the power we give them. Nigger is an offensive word because it is deemed to be so.
The other side is that I really don't see a context where one can use nigger in a positive way. This makes it a useless word to me.
I have no problem with saying/typing/hearing the word nigger, because I refuse to be afraid of a word. At the same time, I have no reason to ever use it, because I refuse to judge someone based on their melanin content.
I'm not a big smiley user. Do we have one for shrugged shoulders?
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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