The N Word

Kathleen Park discusses Dr Laura and her use of the "N-Word". Personally I think it's silly to make a big deal of someone actually using the word instead of saying "n-word" when you are engaged in a discussion about racial epithets. It's like there's something magical about certain sounds. It's like the characters in the Harry Potter books who won't say Voldemort's name. I don't think white people should use the word in actual conversation to address other people, even if some black people do. There may be some whites who are comfortable enough with their black friends to use it without offense but I wouldn't ever do that, particularly because I don't think my black friends would ever use the word among themselves.