language

the "N" word

Recently, New York chose to ban the "n" word. In my world, the word isn't used. Instead, there are subtle nuances, oblique references to "our kind of people" or "urban" to convey identity. The word in question conveys gross bigotry in some, or refers to "uberblackness" by others, where both the metaphor conveyed by the word "black" and physical identity are made identical, heightened with a negative understanding of ghetto culture.

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