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General question; non-black readers, do you glance over the word nigga when you're reading it or do you just read it like any other word

 

[KaliYugaFan]

General question; non-black readers, do you glance over the word nigga when you're reading it or do you just read it like any other word

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I mean I'm probably not going to read that passage out loud in the middle of downtown Atlanta, but otherwise I would read it like I'd read anything else. I'm assuming you're referring to that word being used in a casual or friendly way, and not calling somebody one as an insult, right? The Venn diagram of dudes who use that word casually and frequently irl and dudes who can write Black characters saying it in a manner that's convincing and doesn't feel forced is pretty small, so I'd give a story a shot just to see if they pull it off or if they end up sounding like a ginormous cornball.

 

[evildice]

General question; non-black readers, do you glance over the word nigga when you're reading it or do you just read it like any other word

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If it's character dialog, it's fine.

If it's internal thoughts of a character being narrated, it's not a problem.

If it's lyrics, it might get a pass.


If it's one poster saying something about another poster, I'm going to read it in a more critical way.

 

[Lavos]

If it's character dialog, it's fine.
If it's internal thoughts of a character being narrated, it's not a problem.
If it's lyrics, it might get a pass.
If it's one poster saying something about another poster, I'm going to read it in a more critical way.

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Fairs. Was just wondering since I don't exactly deal with a lot of non-black people irl