Discussion Is the word “nigga” not offensive in English?

[doddermodd]

I am not a native English speaker but I live in an English-speaking country (USA). I moved here pretty recently. I was born & raised in an Asian country and I learned my English there.

So, I learned that “n***er” is a very bad curse and it is even called the N word because nobody wanna speak it out, like You-Know-Who.

I got an American roommate here and he often said “nigga.”

I said “Hey, why do you say the N word so much? Isn’t it super offensive?” and he was like “No no, nigga is okay, niggeR is not okay.”

Later, I got an American bf and one day we had a not-so-serious argument and he was slightly annoyed and said “nigga.”

I was like “WTF, did you just call me the N word?”

He said “Nooo! I said niggA, not niggeR! The soft a is okay, the hard r is not okay.”

“That’s basically the same. So are you saying it’s okay if you pronounce it with a British accent, and not okay with an American accent?”

“Nooo they are totally different, niggA is like ‘dude’ or ‘bro,’ and I didn’t call you a nigga, it’s like talking to myself!”

Is this true? So many Brits who drop their r’s can get away with saying n***er because they pronounce it like nigga?

Edit: Thanks everyone for the comments. I asked this on English subreddit because many people I’ve met here said the same thing that the hard r is not okay but the soft a is okay to say. So I wanted to know if there’s any connotation that I am not aware of within the English-speaking culture.

I didn’t know you are not even supposed to type the word. Actually I already searched the word in this sub to see if anybody asked the same question in the past and saw some threads had the word typed, so I thought it was okay to type it when asking a question. My bad! I’m sorry if anybody is offended.

I don’t know why some people accuse that this is a made up story. It’s all true; all these people I mentioned are real. In fact, I showed this thread to my bf and he is reading every single comment. I asked it here because I was genuinely curious if I was misunderstanding anything for not being a native English speaker.

I am very well educated about this subject thanks to everybody’s insights. Thanks!

 

[Gem Control]

Because it can be used in a friendly or casual context, whereas ze hard r is exclusively used as an insult.

 

[Fake20Dollarbill]

I am not a native English speaker but I live in an English-speaking country (USA). I moved here pretty recently. I was born & raised in an Asian country and I learned my English there.

So, I learned that “n***er” is a very bad curse and it is even called the N word because nobody wanna speak it out, like You-Know-Who.

I got an American roommate here and he often said “nigga.”

I said “Hey, why do you say the N word so much? Isn’t it super offensive?” and he was like “No no, nigga is okay, niggeR is not okay.”

Later, I got an American bf and one day we had a not-so-serious argument and he was slightly annoyed and said “nigga.”

I was like “WTF, did you just call me the N word?”

He said “Nooo! I said niggA, not niggeR! The soft a is okay, the hard r is not okay.”

“That’s basically the same. So are you saying it’s okay if you pronounce it with a British accent, and not okay with an American accent?”

“Nooo they are totally different, niggA is like ‘dude’ or ‘bro,’ and I didn’t call you a nigga, it’s like talking to myself!”

Is this true? So many Brits who drop their r’s can get away with saying n***er because they pronounce it like nigga?

Edit: Thanks everyone for the comments. I asked this on English subreddit because many people I’ve met here said the same thing that the hard r is not okay but the soft a is okay to say. So I wanted to know if there’s any connotation that I am not aware of within the English-speaking culture.

I didn’t know you are not even supposed to type the word. Actually I already searched the word in this sub to see if anybody asked the same question in the past and saw some threads had the word typed, so I thought it was okay to type it when asking a question. My bad! I’m sorry if anybody is offended.

I don’t know why some people accuse that this is a made up story. It’s all true; all these people I mentioned are real. In fact, I showed this thread to my bf and he is reading every single comment. I asked it here because I was genuinely curious if I was misunderstanding anything for not being a native English speaker.

I am very well educated about this subject thanks to everybody’s insights. Thanks!

Depends on who you say it around, I would recommend you buy a gun if you want to say nigger though geg

 

[Swede]

I am not a native English speaker but I live in an English-speaking country (USA). I moved here pretty recently. I was born & raised in an Asian country and I learned my English there.

So, I learned that “n***er” is a very bad curse and it is even called the N word because nobody wanna speak it out, like You-Know-Who.

I got an American roommate here and he often said “nigga.”

I said “Hey, why do you say the N word so much? Isn’t it super offensive?” and he was like “No no, nigga is okay, niggeR is not okay.”

Later, I got an American bf and one day we had a not-so-serious argument and he was slightly annoyed and said “nigga.”

I was like “WTF, did you just call me the N word?”

He said “Nooo! I said niggA, not niggeR! The soft a is okay, the hard r is not okay.”

“That’s basically the same. So are you saying it’s okay if you pronounce it with a British accent, and not okay with an American accent?”

“Nooo they are totally different, niggA is like ‘dude’ or ‘bro,’ and I didn’t call you a nigga, it’s like talking to myself!”

Is this true? So many Brits who drop their r’s can get away with saying n***er because they pronounce it like nigga?

Edit: Thanks everyone for the comments. I asked this on English subreddit because many people I’ve met here said the same thing that the hard r is not okay but the soft a is okay to say. So I wanted to know if there’s any connotation that I am not aware of within the English-speaking culture.

I didn’t know you are not even supposed to type the word. Actually I already searched the word in this sub to see if anybody asked the same question in the past and saw some threads had the word typed, so I thought it was okay to type it when asking a question. My bad! I’m sorry if anybody is offended.

I don’t know why some people accuse that this is a made up story. It’s all true; all these people I mentioned are real. In fact, I showed this thread to my bf and he is reading every single comment. I asked it here because I was genuinely curious if I was misunderstanding anything for not being a native English speaker.

I am very well educated about this subject thanks to everybody’s insights. Thanks!

Yes, it's not offensive, just try it out on first black guy you see on campus, it will show that you are a chill mellow dude

 

[Sagehardt]

Baited everyone award

 

[doddermodd]

For context, I (16M) am a white male who goes to a school (high school) with a black guy (17M). I think he (17M) is very ugly (because he’s black), and yet he (17M) is constantly existing (living) near me (16M).

One day, he (17M) looked at me (16M), and that was the last straw. So the next day (last Tuesday), I (16M) brought a gun (3mm) to school (high school) and shot (murdered) him (17M), while shouting a racial slur (nigger) at the top of my (16M) lungs.

His (17M) friend (who is fat), a Mexican refuse collector (16M), attempted to intervene (the murder), and save him (17M), but I (16M) called him (16M) a racial slur (the b word) as well as a homophobic slur (faggot), because he (16M) was also gay (homosexual), along with being a nigger (disgusting). I (16M) then shot him (16M), and he (16M) died (because he got shot), and now I wonder, am I the asshole for doing this?

 

[Swede]

For context, I (16M) am a white male who goes to a school (high school) with a black guy (17M). I think he (17M) is very ugly (because he’s black), and yet he (17M) is constantly existing (living) near me (16M).

One day, he (17M) looked at me (16M), and that was the last straw. So the next day (last Tuesday), I (16M) brought a gun (3mm) to school (high school) and shot (murdered) him (17M), while shouting a racial slur (nigger) at the top of my (16M) lungs.

His (17M) friend (who is fat), a Mexican refuse collector (16M), attempted to intervene (the murder), and save him (17M), but I (16M) called him (16M) a racial slur (the b word) as well as a homophobic slur (faggot), because he (16M) was also gay (homosexual), along with being a nigger (disgusting). I (16M) then shot him (16M), and he (16M) died (because he got shot), and now I wonder, am I the asshole for doing this?

can someone TLTR this for me I have dyslexia which prevents me from reading such long texts

 

[doddermodd]

can someone TLTR this for me I have dyslexia which prevents me from reading such long texts

u fuck dildos and suck cock and swallow cum dumb cunt you take it up the ass and moan in pleasure when another faggot sticks it deeper, u have no female interaction which is prob why ur gay, and ur a furry because ur a fucking loser who isn’t loved in life and has no friends to talk him out of it, u are a literal no life

 

[1844 or something]

Edit: that was a lot longer and less funny than i remembered, here's the relevant part:

 

[Sagehardt]

For context, I (16M) am a white male who goes to a school (high school) with a black guy (17M). I think he (17M) is very ugly (because he’s black), and yet he (17M) is constantly existing (living) near me (16M).

One day, he (17M) looked at me (16M), and that was the last straw. So the next day (last Tuesday), I (16M) brought a gun (3mm) to school (high school) and shot (murdered) him (17M), while shouting a racial slur (nigger) at the top of my (16M) lungs.

His (17M) friend (who is fat), a Mexican refuse collector (16M), attempted to intervene (the murder), and save him (17M), but I (16M) called him (16M) a racial slur (the b word) as well as a homophobic slur (faggot), because he (16M) was also gay (homosexual), along with being a nigger (disgusting). I (16M) then shot him (16M), and he (16M) died (because he got shot), and now I wonder, am I the asshole for doing this?

YANTA, he (17M) was black (bad) so you (16M) had every right to shoot him

 

[Swede]

I was finally successful!! She just had her first ever black guy on August 29. It has been super intense and she hasn't looked back ever since. Haven't even been on here because we have been going wild and she seems fully committed to the black only lifestyle. Working on getting her to go full bore extreme BNWO now. The first black guy she was with is easing her into BNWO. He is good. She's done a few all black gangbangs (just 3 and 4 guys). I'm telling you, I couldn't be happier.

 

[Imperator]

I am not a native English speaker but I live in an English-speaking country (USA). I moved here pretty recently. I was born & raised in an Asian country and I learned my English there.

So, I learned that “n***er” is a very bad curse and it is even called the N word because nobody wanna speak it out, like You-Know-Who.

I got an American roommate here and he often said “nigga.”

I said “Hey, why do you say the N word so much? Isn’t it super offensive?” and he was like “No no, nigga is okay, niggeR is not okay.”

Later, I got an American bf and one day we had a not-so-serious argument and he was slightly annoyed and said “nigga.”

I was like “WTF, did you just call me the N word?”

He said “Nooo! I said niggA, not niggeR! The soft a is okay, the hard r is not okay.”

“That’s basically the same. So are you saying it’s okay if you pronounce it with a British accent, and not okay with an American accent?”

“Nooo they are totally different, niggA is like ‘dude’ or ‘bro,’ and I didn’t call you a nigga, it’s like talking to myself!”

Is this true? So many Brits who drop their r’s can get away with saying n***er because they pronounce it like nigga?

Edit: Thanks everyone for the comments. I asked this on English subreddit because many people I’ve met here said the same thing that the hard r is not okay but the soft a is okay to say. So I wanted to know if there’s any connotation that I am not aware of within the English-speaking culture.

I didn’t know you are not even supposed to type the word. Actually I already searched the word in this sub to see if anybody asked the same question in the past and saw some threads had the word typed, so I thought it was okay to type it when asking a question. My bad! I’m sorry if anybody is offended.

I don’t know why some people accuse that this is a made up story. It’s all true; all these people I mentioned are real. In fact, I showed this thread to my bf and he is reading every single comment. I asked it here because I was genuinely curious if I was misunderstanding anything for not being a native English speaker.

I am very well educated about this subject thanks to everybody’s insights. Thanks!

First I thought you were Irish, then I thought you were Hollandish and now you are some chink in USA?