Don let me say this regarding the n word. The fundamental difference here is the white race was not enslaved by anyone on this soil in history. the n word is wrong and terrible because the african american race was dominated and virtually destroyed by white america. YOU and your guest are not getting the point. Allow the white race to be enslaved and dominated like the african american population for a few hundred years and see how quickly they bounce back and find their way in a black dominated socitey. How quickly will white people rise to prominence after hundreds of years of slavery and lynching and breaking up of their families. the term cracker in my book is refeing to the whitenss of the snack not someone who was whipping slaves. I have been given every opportunity to succeed in america only because of white dominance of all systems. Think of the Dixmoor 5, would those kids if white have to go through the torture of defending themselves if they were white. You can say the n word is problem I agree, but if I was black and pulled the stupid things I did the opportunites would have ceased many years ago. How in the heck can African americans get a head if they are fighting an alll white political machine to this day. Please call me right now at, and add a white kid who was taught to use the word at a very young age. Especially being poor and white growing up. who are u going to insult and feel dominance over. the african american man because of years of the white dominace. My company just had a recent hiring class of 20 men. all white, all going to make 37 dollars an hour. You mean to tell me there was not 1 african american canidate that passed the musert. give me a break. racism is as ridculous as ever. Funny how a large percentage of the labor contractors are black and the higher paying jobs are all white people. This goes a lot deeper than just the n word

The N word is wrong. Its embarrassing how we condone this. Everybody uses it b/c they think they can when this was a term used by slaves. Its not a friend or a homie its derogratory. And the longer people continue to use it as a greeting or reference to friend the longer our society is moving past the point

I feel that ppl who have no problem with its use are sheltered/ less educated. If youve ever been privy to see how the ppl who run this country perceive you (Not just blacks but all minorities and all poor ppl for that matter) you'd choose twice before speaking. For God's sake they do things to basically call you ****** right to your face (AKA get rid of one of the most important peices of legislation to come out of the civil rights movement). As a people do we notice?? No, we're too busy talking about paula pattons hair on the BET awards. If we had our grandparents gumption youd be dam sure that we wouldve been in washington right now. #OurFault

It isn't the "N" Word that causes the "Disparity;" It's the actions of people of the black race that cause this. I feel bad for the black people that have manners and pride, due to most of the other ones, the way they act.

You can not have it both ways. If the N word is racial then no one should get a pass. It should not just be a racial thing just because it is said by a cacsuan

The N word rises out of oppression, like f***** and c***. They express derision, contempt and dehumanization of a person who happens to be black, homosexual and/or female. The victims of these epithets and slurs understandably have attempted to neutralize the radioactivity of these words by reclaiming them as language that only members of respective subcultures are allowed to use but that does not redeem them nor undo the harmful intent of their origins.

Dwelling on the past? We learn from history not to make the same mistakes. This word has an abundance amount of history. If people still use this word and do not understand the concept of where the word derived from, then people are ignorant. This word is terrible. No one should use it. Remember, we are all connected. We are one race, and that is the HUMAN race.

I am white as I grew up in California I was called every name in the book by Hispanics but never by any Black Americans in the neighborhood. This was in the late 60's and early 70's. I was taught to judge people by individual actions actions. I tried to teach my kids the same. I also taught my kids people can change to be better. It is funny now that a word said 20 or 30 years ago can bring a persons life down so fast, probably a few thousand jobs lost because of a news reports.