[ladyjane]

I understand your point but that doesn’t make the word any better.

If a white person uses the n word he needs to lose his job?? Why do you suppose it's okay for blacks to use the n word and call whites honkies?

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Why do you suppose it’s okay for blacks to use the n word and call whites honkies?

Don’t blacks often use it as a term of endearment?

Why can’t folks from other race use it as a term of endearment?

Who sets the rules?

SEE HERE FOR INSTANCE (Jackie Chan, new to America, saw a black guy calling others the word as a term of endearment. He uses it after that and all hell breaks loose ):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN2LJTCBPtg

[CitizenUSA]

“Why do you suppose it’s okay for blacks to use the n word and call whites honkies?”

As far as the n-word goes, I think blacks use it in a different context. It can be a term of endearment for them. I don’t think “honkies” is used in the same manner. If it’s meant to demean whites—I doubt they mean it as term of endearment—then it’s no better than the n-word. Both are generally inappropriate, much like cursing only harsher. Their use often reflects more negatively on the speaker than the target in my opinion.