If a white friend of mine ever said “yo ngga” id beat the fk out of them. When I talk to black friends it’s a word we use together. When a white person uses it; idc what you say. Even for me the history of the word is triggered in the back of my head . So no, White people shouldnt feel comfortable calling a black person “ngga” even in greeting them. Get that stupid coon logic all the way out of here.
Because when someone uses "n*gga" as a greeting they have no harsh intentions at all. It's practically a different word. I don't use it, but I am not bothered by it. I understand WHY it would make someone mad, but it's not really that hard to understand why it's not harmful.
Like I said, using it to insult is bad, but I rarely hear people using "n*gga" to insult anyway, only "n*gger".
Níggardly has no connection to the N-word, it's from Middle English while the N word is from the Spanish for black.
If you agree that it implies being black is shameful, can I ask how you see it as an OK word to be used by non-black people given its history as a word created for the sole purpose of expressing hate?
I think anyone can use the word "n*gga"; it's usually used as a greeting or endearment and not a way to insult. I don't care if you're paler than this screen. It's fine to use.
However, I don't think anyone should use "n*gga" or more commonly "n*gger" to insult. It insinuates that you think having African descent is something to be shamed. So to answer your question,"n*ggardly" is an insultive adjective so I think it's pretty bad to use :/
I said poc because there aren't a lot of black people where I live but I still hear it from Indians and Pacific Islanders lmao
on the reclamation thing, -a is a derivative of -er. Etymonline has it as a regional pronunciation of the N word in the south (https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=). The other alternative is that if the N word is reclaimed, then -a is just a modern version of it where language has evolved. Either way, it's a reclaimed word lmao, bc otherwise Kendrick and the rest of the world wouldn't give a damn if white girl said it.
If you’re black you’re 100% the person to use it, since I’m pretty sure white people in the 50’s weren’t doing an ancestory test when calling u a ngger
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There is a HUGE difference in a and er. a is chill and not super serious but can be offence er is legit racism and you would be a bad person for saying it
Also if you're a poc but not African American and not part of the African disapora in the Caribbean, you're probably not the right person to use it lmao
dropping my 2cents, there is no difference between -a and -er N-word when used by a non-black person.
It's been reclaimed by the black community, but when a white person uses it, whether with intent to offend or not, they're undermining reclamation because it isn't being de-powered for THEIR use.
Like somethingwhtever said, it's reclaimed for that culture, not for any other.
It's not due to race. It's cultural. For some reason us Americans think it's okay and even hilarious when Aussies call each other c'unts, but when we say it, it's like the rudest thing ever
i still don't think you understand reclamation but i really cannot care less. say what you want, get mad when you want, just try to avoid being hateful yourself. das' it.
