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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I hear you but at the end of the day - there really is no way I'm going to feel comfortable having an opinion on when black folks should or shouldn't use it. I could certainly understand taking it back as a catharsis, but I could imagine a lot of other reasons that might come up if I'd lived the experience of black folks. Either way I don't think I can equate the idea of me using the word as within the same realm as a black person using it.

Again, this all comes from a place of understanding where you are coming from, but I've spent a long time trying to understand where black folks might be coming from on this too, and I'm just sharing how my viewpoint has evolved over time.

Idk man like I said it’s a touchy subject and I understand that.

It totally is, and I hope I've succeeded in being conversation-y and not asshole-y. :D

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Didn't take it offensively at all. It's nice being able to simply discuss touchy topics without hostility.