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Originally Posted by HomeWood
I live down south. That word is used so often by a certain segment of the population here, I do not even hear it anymore. It's like hearing the word like. It is used out of anger and embrace. It is very confusing! I wish I had a dollar for every time I was called a racial slur here or when my skin color was the basis of an insult. I could have moved back home to New England by now but I've got a little ways to go for that.  |
Oh yes, you are right! It is used affectionately-by women. We whites seem to think it is always used in a bad way and that just isn't true.