It's all semantics!

So I decided to be a little bit lazy this time and test out my webcam's video capabilities...I must say I'm a little disappointed...the video can't be more than 10 minutes however it did cut off at an appropriate point (thank God). It's really self explanatory...I discuss the word nigger or nigga to an extent...I expect this won't be the end of it however you gotta start somewhere. I got a bit of feedback from a few of my friends and family before I made this post... and here it is...

"i think ppl know their place...i personally say u 'nigga' is hood language...its used by ppl in the hood and those who emulate them" -my friend Patricia

"I guess we're gonna wait till they eventually fade out and their past meanings are forgotten?
like how awesome was used to refer to something bad but the meaning for it completely changed
gosh, I dunno! lol" -my friend Joanna

"I find the word NIGGA to be acceptable under certain circumstances. Clearly its acceptable to those who use the word (me)! As far as its level of being appropriate, that's determined by the person its said to. If they catch feeling (hint hint) then its clearly not. It all depends on the people saying it and the people its said to....I don't say it to or around just any old everybody. In the society that we find ourselves growing up in, its viewed as just another word. Idk... they say u shouldn't talk about religion, money and politics. I think this is something similar to those categories" -co-worker Louis

"It's a WORD, ALWAYS used INAPPROPRIATELY but a word nonetheless ... and people give it the POWER it has. It is NOT an acceptable word (U know and have been taught this all your almost 20 years on this planet!!! ... but in the interest of the topic I will play along ...) but no matter how offensive, derogatory, etc ... PEOPLE DO GIVE IT POWER not the ones that USE it, but the ones that ARE offended by it.White people look and EXPECT black folks to react negatively to being called a NIGGA ... and we eat it up! It's a distraction and most of us fall for it EVERY TIME. It's their "go-to" word when all else fails. We (black folks) then puff our chests out and want to lash out. Why? Because a white person called u a nigga ... ??? ... They (or anyone else on this planet) has that power over me. They call me a NIGGA, I call them a CRACKA and keep it moving!" -My ever wise mother Twanette.