Rules for thee but not for me syndrome. You have it. Seek help.There is NEVER any excuse for an Asian, Latinx, Caucasian, or Native American to use that word.
If African Americans want to use it, that is their business.
Whether you like or dislike or are neutral toward African Americans, it is considered an offensive word when used by others, so simply erase it from your vocabulary.
Do NOT just use it in private, either, for it may slip out unwittingly when you are in public, and the consequences could be horrible.
Yes, I know even the most liberal person may emotionally use it in a fit of anger, but -- generally speaking -- make a conscious effort to eradicate it from your vocabulary.
As someone else pointed out....white folks don't run around calling each other cracker or honky. Mexicans don't greet their friends as wetback or spics. Asians don't tell another asian "hey there slit eyes/gook...I'll have a chowmein and some orange chicken with that order".
Common sense. If its bad, NOBODY use it. Unless yer black?
If its a bad word, NOBODY should use it. No excuses. Period.
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