Why is it socially acceptable for black comedians to use the "N" word in their skits, but its concidered offensive if a white comedian does?

Firstly, what things are considered socially acceptable are not necessarily logical, and are tied up to historical accidents of how that culture evolved. For example whether a church should always be treated as a place of solemn quiet, or could also be a place of loud laughter and celebration varies from community to community. In this case it's pretty obvious what the history is.

The N word was used back in time by white people in a way that was hostile and belittling of black people, in circumstances where they were often seen and treated as sub-human. I guess maybe black people took to using the word ironically at first, but nowadays a lot seem to use it as a term of familiarity and affection. Anyway, where it's seen as acceptable, it's seen as acceptable because there's no doubt that it's not meant it a racist or nasty way.

The same way that Jewish comedians can make certain jokes about Jewishness, but it might be unacceptable for anyone else to do it. Now some people think the N-word *shouldn't* be used by anyone, black or white. But that's a different story to why it's considered acceptable or not.

Read this interview about maybe the most famous example of its use: bennun.biz/interviews/chrisrock.html.

It shouldn't be. Why isn't there a "White Why isn't there a "White College Fund"? It has always bothered me that if I say, "I'm proud to be Norwegian" someone pips up that I must be racist, but other races can have parades in honor of their pride, and they are not?

White people feel so guilty for something that has taken place in every single race throughout history, that we have allowed our guilt to turn us into the underdog. All we have done is turn the tables. Racism will always thrive as long as we are not equal, no matter who is at the top of the tower.

As for black people using the N-word, it's okay because they ARE black. It's like a fat person getting up in front of crowd and making fun of themselves for being fat, BUT it's HIGHLY disrespectful and hurtful for someone else to make fun of them for being fat. As for the words describing the white race, it's okay due to centuries of black people being treated as inferior or making it seem that being black is a bad thing and making it seem that being white is a privilege.It's so engrained into our minds that whites are favored in this society, that making fun of someone for being white is like making fun of someone for being beautiful!

But make fun of someone for having a hairlip and that's not very nice. I'm not saying being black is a bad thing or being white is a good thing, but due to the racism that has been a constant in this country for centuries, it's all engrained into our minds that white people are somehow favored, so obviously black people are going to be a heck of a lot more sensitive to being called the n-word than white people are to being called honkey or cracker!

Time to unpack your knapsack. It has a lot to do with white privilege, something everyone should read up on. Read this - case.edu/president/aaction/UnpackingTheK....

The N' word has gone from meaning one thing completely to being a slang reference to a persons color. When I was growing up I once looked up the meaning of the N' word and found it to mean simply - ignorance of, lacking in or of understanding. The use of the N' words and its meaning comes down to the content for how it was used.

Today that word has more slang definitions then anything else. Recently here in Flint, MI they were celebrating the retirement of the N' word. From my understanding of that event it meant simply they were no longer going to use it or consider it to be offensive.

Unfortunately many people still do and do so in a slang nature. Lisa Lampanelli is one white comic that gets away with using the N' word. She is known as the "Queen of Mean" also the "Insult Comic".

She also using many other slang words in reference to a persons race, religion or social background.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.