Loved this season, thought it was way better than the last. That said shades was horrible but everyone else rocked. Buc Wheat wrote:
. . . and the next N* who complains about that word being offensive will get a punch squarely in their ugly mug.
Since it seems no one else is bothered by saying the word... and saying it...and hey, let's say it here too! N*, please!! . . .
Bring it on Rocky
- because I forgot about that. I get it may be part of the culture (like that [c]rap music) - but THAT annoyed the heck out of me too.
I don't understand the politics of who should and shouldn't use the word, but since I know it is offensive to some people under certain conditions, it gets my back up whenever I hear it. I just consider it rude / provocative / tactless / unnecessary.
Based on your avatars i always assumed that both of you were shades of green.
Going by these comments i now guess your both short in the melanin department.
The basic idea is to own a hateful word by turning it into a positive. However allowing only one group to use that word does not take away it's venom in my very humble opinion. But being that i am not part of that club i do not get a say as do either of you. And HMS you watch a show about an African American super hero in Harlem in a club with a giant portrait of biggie and you did not expect old school hip hop .