Jason Whitlock (KC Star) was on TV yesterday, pleading for blacks to stop using this term, as it shows disrespect when they speak to each other in this manner. Some other black “professor” from whatever university (sorry I didn’t pay closer attention now) was vehemently against that logic, stating that it was just fine for blacks to use this term amongst themselves, as long as it’s only THEY who do so. Yet he and others do not seem to care that it is so demeaning, and just perpetuates their own disrespectful views of themselves and their peers.
Whitlock is the same guy we saw so much of during the Imus fiasco. Every time I’ve seen him since that time, he’s always made sense.
OK, I can work with this sort of logic. This has to mean that it's also OK for non-blacks to use the word whenever they want to, as long as they keep it among themselves and don't call a black person that to his or her face.
Hey, isn't that how it really works anyway? That just kind of takes the PC right out of it, and re-establishes "guys' rules" - meaning you never say anything to somebody else that might result in getting punched out.