Quote Originally Posted by TISS View Post
I remember reading that Samuel L Jackson asked one of his co-stars to call him a n****r, so he could get into character. Not sure what film it was (maybe time to kill). I also saw the same actor in another film tell his high school basket ball players under no terms do they use the same word. It is a complex issue
It's a very complex issue I agree. I just think it's not too complicated to see why in most situations white people should never say that word because it has negative connotations whilst there are situations for black people where saying it does not have the same negative connotations.