Texsox Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 As many know I teach high school in San Antonio. As I was walking down the hall I heard a kid greet another friend by saying Hi n****! Now that word is like nails on a chalkboard to a 50+ year old. I spin around to see two nerdy white freshman do a fist bump. On top of it all, today is a fundraiser and they are wearing pajamas. WTF?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 19, 2014 -> 01:39 PM) As many know I teach high school in San Antonio. As I was walking down the hall I heard a kid greet another friend by saying Hi n****! Now that word is like nails on a chalkboard to a 50+ year old. I spin around to see two nerdy white freshman do a fist bump. On top of it all, today is a fundraiser and they are wearing pajamas. WTF?! The word has been in vogue for quite a while with the high school generation at my local HS. Probably five years now. Even the white kids use it socially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I had 2 people in a pickup truck yell that word out the window at me while I was biking home last year. I still cannot figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Kids these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 If it ends up an "er," it is a racial slur. If it ends in an "a," it CAN be acceptable but it is not ALWAYS acceptable. For me, when I was in college, I made to ask any black guys I hung around with that were using it if it were OK that I did too. They said yes and I was really excited. This proves how white I really am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I am not sure that a young white lad would get away with that in Chicago. Maybe at an all white private school but not any where I went to school. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 QUOTE (shipps @ Dec 19, 2014 -> 05:06 PM) I am not sure that a young white lad would get away with that in Chicago. Maybe at an all white private school but not any where I went to school. LOL You have got to know your company for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 A lot of them my age do it funny and ironically. Hell, I say it to my white friends as a joke, but never in public or around our black friends. I don't think I've ever said it referring to a black person. Kids in HS probably use it normally. Kids 10 years from now will probably all use it and not even know why. It would be nice if one day a stupid word, and all the variations of the word, didn't have so much power and didn't make people so upset, people who were never affected by it's original negative connotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 If it ends up an "er," it is a racial slur. If it ends in an "a," it CAN be acceptable but it is not ALWAYS acceptable. For me, when I was in college, I made to ask any black guys I hung around with that were using it if it were OK that I did too. They said yes and I was really excited. This proves how white I really am. I always figured that living in North Dakota proved how white you really are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 20, 2014 -> 08:19 AM) I always figured that living in North Dakota proved how white you really are. Ohhhhh a tough guy are ye eh? Why dontcha come say that to may face ya hoser? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 19, 2014 -> 01:39 PM) As many know I teach high school in San Antonio. As I was walking down the hall I heard a kid greet another friend by saying Hi n****! Now that word is like nails on a chalkboard to a 50+ year old. I spin around to see two nerdy white freshman do a fist bump. On top of it all, today is a fundraiser and they are wearing pajamas. WTF?! Some white kids used it as a slur on Xbox Live, spread from there. I'm still shocked when a white friend will use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Ohhhhh a tough guy are ye eh? Why dontcha come say that to may face ya hoser? I would but I don't have a passport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerksticks Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Dec 20, 2014 -> 01:30 AM) A lot of them my age do it funny and ironically. Hell, I say it to my white friends as a joke, but never in public or around our black friends. I don't think I've ever said it referring to a black person. Kids in HS probably use it normally. Kids 10 years from now will probably all use it and not even know why. It would be nice if one day a stupid word, and all the variations of the word, didn't have so much power and didn't make people so upset, people who were never affected by it's original negative connotation. Dude.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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