from my perspective, honestly it's all about what your intentions are with the word. if you're saying it in a disrespectful tone obviously trying to piss me or someone else off then don't be surprised if you catch fade. if not, it's cool no matter what your race is. as far as toribash goes, the bans for saying nigga are unnecessary. i've seen bans for it if it's even heard in a casual conversation between 2 people ingame. the assumption that the word is automatically offensive to everyone obviously isn't the case and if we really want to protect people's feelings i think the people who might be offended should speak up.