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Just as black people have claimed the "n" word, white racists have now claimed the "w" word.

Still not sure it was a fair trade though.




>Still not sure it was a fair trade though.

It's never a fair trade. But at least one is a singular word you never have to use in a discussion. The other was a term that de-humanized people.


People of all backgrounds, which hate Asians, Jewish people and white Americans use the term. Including some members of those groups.




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