Born at Emory Hospital near Atlanta in 1952 and the only time I had my mouth washed out with soap was when I said "nigger" in front of my mother at age 5.
My family came from Ga. a long time ago, so I'm not totally ignorant about Southerners.
Says something about your family....that's all.
The 'N-word" has outlasted it's impression around here. It's old. I'm your local white dude. Black dudes are marrying white women. White dudes are drooling a river over very attractive black sweethearts. Chatsworth, CA gets very quiet at night for some unknown reason.