You didn't know anything. You were an alien from outer space, but you understood English, and you listened to what's taught.

You would think that the word was a term of endearment, and you could very well be fooled into thinking that it's a positive thing for anybody to say.

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This is Drey Baldwin. You're listening to Work on Your Game.

There was a recent situation by the time you all hear this will have been months ago.

Maybe you heard of it, but this episode is not really about that situation.

But the conversation from that situation sparked the idea that led to this episode, so I'll tell you what it was.

There was a woman at a public park glossing over the details because it's not really that important anymore. But some moment at a public park, according to the story, she used the N-word slur, this white woman was white. She used the N-word slur against a black kid at the park. This kid was about 10 years old.

People were saying the kid was five. This kid was not five. He's about 10. And she used

the N-word slur against this kid because she was mad at him for allegedly stealing something

out of her diaper bag, her baby bag. The additional details of the story completely irrelevant.

It was the conversation

around her using the N-word that led to a lot of back and forth on social media around the

time that this initially occurred. And the use of this term is what I want to talk about here today.

What it means, I'm also going to talk about that, and the rules around it. We're going to talk

about all of that here today, and I say this as a black American who in my day, not so much anymore these days, but in my younger years, used the term a lot, especially around other black people. I was careful not to use the term around people who are not black, but around other black people. Me and friends of mine, we use the term all the time to the point that we didn't even think

about it.

But let's get into the episode before I give away any of my points. Point number one, today's topic, once again, is on using the N-word. Number one, let's address the low-hanging fruit up front. Now, here's the low-hanging fruit. If you are white, I would suggest that you not use this word.

Now, I'm not even going to say it as a rule to you to not use the word, but I would strongly suggest that you not use it for several reasons. Number one, do not use the word with me or around me or direct it at me. Don't do that because I'm going to respond to that in some way that neither you nor I will want

me to respond.

Don't use that word around me.

Even if you're trying to use it in a positive way, no, that's number one with just with me personally.

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