My white friends and my white self say this word all the time to each other, and to date, we have enslaved zero black people. We never use the word directed towards any kind of minority, so who gives a shit if we call each other 'nigs'? It's not your business. And not saying it isn't going to rewrite history and prevent slavery, nor will saying it bring it back.
One of my best friends is black, and we shoot "the n-word" around all the time. We say it all the time, directed or not, and he uses it more than us. I think, if anything, this should show anyone that we have entirely let go of any hangups and heartache that racism causes other people like this Stanley Crouch fellow.
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