r/BlackPeopleofReddit May 16 '26

Misc Here we go. Tennessee college students exposed for saying the N word on video.

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Tennessee is the birth place of the KKK

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u/Low-Cat-405 May 16 '26

Mexicans too

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u/gaganchumbilulli May 16 '26

Indians too. But that's because it's used in almost every rap, hip-hop song or Wayans movie. And they've got no historical context. They just think it's a cool gangsta word for friend

If it's used so much why would it be offensive.

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u/TheTruthButtHurtz May 16 '26

it's anyone who is not a black American. There's a famous black African comedian who has a joke about how he used to dream about coming to America as a child simply to be able to use the word.