Why Can You, Use The (N) Word, & I Can't!!

My step-son asked me the other day, why is it that black people can call themselves the (N) word as well as refer to other black people and anyone else for that matter as a Nigga, or Nigger and it is ,alright or rather sociably acceptable,  but as soon as a white person even attempt to open their mouth to say it, then there is conflict, or someone is ready to fight.

My response to him was I do not know!!

You see, when I was younger I did the same thing, I refereed to my fellow African Americans the same way, and it never crossed my mind that I was demoralizing any one, not to mention myself, as well as I was showing my ignorance. 

But as 1st Corinthians 13:11 reads " When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. 

As I have gotten older, I have came to understand that if I refer to myself as a Nigger, or Nigga then why can't others call me what I call myself. Please understand I do not refer to myself in this fashion so, I do not expect to be seen or refereed to as such.

We see it every day, black comedians, rappers as some actors use this word like it is water, it rolls off their tongues like water. But as soon as someone else of another race calls you the same you are ready to throw blows, you want to sue, or ready to call the NAACP. You want to call to arms all the black people you can find to fight the power(s) for doing you wrong, when you are the one that refereed to yourself and your fellow African Americans as such.

A lot of African Americans are saying that we have came a long way, from the cotton field to the board room, which is true, but we need to learn to respect ourselves before we can expect anyone else too, if this makes sense. 

I Mean: I'm Not Stupid-I'm Just Saying