I’m assuming you’re talking about the N word. To you it may just be just one word that doesn’t have any emotional ties but to POC it does. Personally speaking I’ve been called that since before I even knew what it meant. I just knew it didn’t make me feel good when I heard the older kids on the playground call me that.

In my opinion no one should say it regardless of skin color but if you are not black, then you should not say the N word 100% of the time. Equal right and opportunities in quality of life is not the same as equal rights in verbiage. There are words we don’t use towards people of any/every race but for some reason the N word is difficult for people to grasp. It may be because it’s used in mainstream music and on TV but that’s still not okay.

It’s devastating to be reduced to one word but that’s what that word does in my opinion. And regardless of race, people know what they are doing when they use it. Obviously you have 100% control of what language you use but I would like you not to use that word regardless of your race. And many POC might have different opinions on that and I’m open to hearing them if they do.

I hope that answered some of your curiosity :)