'Nigger,' 'Nigga' or Neither?

Why is it in this day and age that one culture may use it, but no others can....?

I posted a link to an interesting story titled the same as this post. Give it a read after reading this.

On the TV show, The View, the women had a debate. Even bringing one to tears. It made me think.

I am a white, middle aged, man. I'm not prejudice by any means. I will admit, there are some black people I just plain don't like. But on that note, there are some whites I don't like either.

If I were to use the word "nigga" or "nigger", I would be labeled a racist. But when the black family across the street use it, it's fine. I have a problem with this. I have a problem with it because in this day and age, most families that are not black try to teach their kids that it is NOT OK to use these words because they are mean. And then they go outside and a car drives by with a young black man driving playing his music so loud it can be heard for a city block using the word "nigga" or "nigger".

The black community tells us that they took the word back and made it their own, but when I use it in the exact same context they do, I'm labeled racist. When the black comics put down the white race, it's funny. But when a white comic does it toward the black race, he or she is labeled racist.

I'm tired of the double standard. I'm tired of my kids hearing music by a black artist they might like and if they sing the words to it, they get beat up for saying "nigga" or "nigger" after repeating the words a black artist sang.

I think this needs to end. Any race that is not of African decent can't use those words without being labeled racist even though they are using it in the same context as an African American.

It should either be wrong by every race to use the word or similar words or it should be ok for all races to use them. Plain and simple.