I think one of the misconceptions about the "N" word is that a black person saying it to another black person is the word is said in a different way. When we say it to each other most are referring to the version that is mentioned in many older songs where it's pronounced N.I.G.G.A.. This spelling isn't incorrect it's an acronym. I stands for Non Immigrant Gaining Gathering Achieving, or Never Ignorant Getting Goals Accomplished. I know most of the fans of the late 2-Pac have heard this spelled out before and others have just simply followed their lead. Most whites who have never heard the acronym spelled out or who simply don't care chose to hear it pronounced in the way slaves were addressed and because of the error find themselves using the wrong version of the word. To be honest I laugh about the whole thing because at the rate all of our cultures are blending it will not be long before we're all a light shade of moca...
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