ok. this is an unmoderated board. this is not TO anyone. But since we KEEP discussing racism....  

 
I am trying to watch church today, well now, and this is the ONLY CLIP that anyone is showing or talking about... My question is, what was the scripture? LOL.  

 
-K

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He always votes in favor of the most conservative rulings. He is also the most corrupt Justice in the history of the court.
The video was fine but what's new about Blacks using the N-Word on each other?

I recently had a conversation with a 21-year-old about how younger generations use language differently, especially around the N-word. He said that many people his age do not really use the full word the way older generations may have heard it in music, school, or everyday conversation. Instead, they often use terms like “YN,” meaning “young N-word,” or “RN,” meaning “real N-word.”

 
I thought this was interesting because it shows how language does not always disappear; sometimes it changes form. Many younger people grew up in schools with zero-tolerance policies around racial slurs, and they were also raised by parents or communities that discouraged or completely banned the use of the word. Because of that, they may avoid saying the full word out loud, but the meaning still exists through abbreviations, slang, coded language, and even emojis.

 
For example, there is also the ninja emoji, which a lot of people use to symbolize the N-word without actually saying it. That shows that the word has not completely disappeared, but the way people reference it has changed. The N-word is not said out loud or used openly the same way it was 20 years ago, especially in schools, workplaces, and public spaces where people are more aware of consequences and the harm attached to the word.

 
This also connects to music and social media. In some newer rap songs and online spaces, younger people may use “YN,” “RN,” or emojis instead of saying the full word. So, in one sense, the N-word may be becoming less publicly acceptable among younger people. However, I do not think it has completely “died.” It may be more accurate to say that it has changed. The word still carries power, history, and harm, but younger generations seem to be finding different ways to refer to it without saying it directly.

 
This raises an important question about language and culture: when people stop saying a harmful word directly but replace it with an abbreviation, symbol, or emoji that means the same thing, has real progress been made, or has the language simply adapted? I think both can be true. It may show more awareness and restraint, but it also shows that the meaning behind the word is still present in culture.

 
Overall, this conversation made me think about how each generation handles difficult language differently. Younger people may not be using the N-word in the same way, but the history and impact of the word are still very much alive.

 
It's complicated,
K

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EVERY TIME the man breathes and EVERY THING he does surprises me! How? But, I bet he's gonna be the only dissent against Birth Right Citizenship for Native Americans 🤣

all the time in LA.  It's more like a not-so-secret handshake a club uses to distinguish members from non-members.  

BUT, as a nurse, I'm seeing a lot of nurses and docs get called the n- word. Google it. Here's my favorite story.

It's pretty obvi who MY 🥷🏾s are on this board... I'd list y'all but I don't want you to get a big head like this guy. 🤣 There are about 4-5 of you. You know who you are!  

 
But I'm from the generation that is getting crowns put on our teeth so... 😭

Also, how old are the people you're hearing it from on the street? Again, the point here is that there's been a generational shift in the use of the word.  

 
In the last 10 years, AT LEAST, there's been a zero-tolerance policy on ANYONE using the word in a public setting. This was covered on an episode of 'Blackish'.  

 
Nick Fuentes, his pal Kanye, and this generation are taking the word and changing it -- before our very eyes (and ears)!  

 
-K

And keep in mind this is a guy in his 30s, so not exactly old. He said he'd smack me if I used it. It's not a word I use anyway but since he's 6'6" and over 300 lbs. I didn't want to find out if he was serious. So I asked him if he preferred to be referred to as African-American or Black. He said Black, adding, "I'm not from Africa. I was born here."
In another iteration, GaG once told me he'd gotten in trouble with a Black girl from the Islands by referring to her as African American. "I'm not American," she said.
I don't detect any big changes in the use of the word, generationally or any other way.

When we're having this convo, (and we will be having a perfectly coherent convo in 15 years) remember this day.

Minor aside about TER "Ethnicities":

TER reviewers are stuck with misleading options. "White" "African American" etc.. Some (many? most?) reviewers use this field to communicate complexion, not ancestral roots. Which is why I think TER should change to a "Complexion" color palette ("Pick One") and some sort of "Cultural" data field.  
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I have known women from Brazil who range from Espresso to Coconut. Likewise for REAL African-Americans who are American and trace their roots to Africa: Espresso to Coconut.  
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OK. And now back to our regularly scheduled P&R stuff.

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which was admittedly awkward at first (but was required to promote bonding on the football team), but we became the best of friends and remained that way until he passed away a few years ago.  We talked a lot about racism and shared each other's experiences with it.  We were always amused by people trying to dance around racism, so we mocked the whole politically correct racism scene by him calling me cracker and me calling him mud-bone in public.  We made thousands of old ladies gasp and clutch their pearls because we were so politically incorrect. It was great fun.  After graduation, we enlisted in the Army together, went through basic and OCS on a "buddy" enlistment program they had at the time.  It was great fun and I miss him.  

 
The line he got a lot of mileage out of is when we walked into a bar or O-club that had a black bartender, he would walk over to the bartender, point to me, and say, "this is my friend, and we want a drink.  Do you serve whites in here?"  I remained stone-faced.  It was awkward silence for a minute until the bartender realized he was being messed with.  It still makes me laugh remembering the reactions he would get.  

I LOVE that idea!