Originally Posted by
Zelda
The issue with casually using a word which is still very much associated with historic oppression is that it implies belittlement or ignorance of that oppression. This isn't a great thing to do, as looking at historical fuck ups is a good way to avoid making similar mistakes again. Not that we should try to pretend the world is still like that or harbour the grudges those times created, but to pretend that history should be ignored can be foolish.
Thing is, in 2K15, "nigga" is more associated to the hip-hop culture and "hood talks", rather than historic oppression. Most people who use that word have always been hearing it out of its racial oppression context.
It has nothing to do with belittling or ignoring the past oppression of black people.
Also I think everybody hates when the white man say that word because, they enslaved us
That's kinda stupid tho, I never enslaved anyone and I'm white, you've never been enslaved by anyone and you're afro-american.
We're all slaves of the financial system and their corporation whores tho, but that's another matter.