Do you really believe the expression "nigga' could be eradicated?

Hello!I have read your concern for the random usage of the word 'Nigga" by fellow Blacks. Even though this expression is also used in Africa, The Caribbean, South & Central America, and I also believe it is used in some parts of Europe.
But in all of these cultures it means very different things.
Here in the USA, this word is, and was associated with slavery, Jim Crowism, segregation, racism, etc. With the advent of the Civil Right's Movement, a new political correctness was asked to apply to this word. And by so doing, it is now seen as officially derogatory.
But will it ever be eradicated? I think not!
A word, like any other expression, has a cultural history, and an identity to it, (positive or negative). I also hear Blacks referring to Southern Country Whites as CRACKERS too! But the Whites don't publicly object to this term. I also hear Whites calling each other 'ma Nigga too. And this to them is HIP, and cool with them too.
Personally, I think the more we see this expression as a negative, the more it will play on our mentality. And the more resentment it will foster within ourselves, and the history behind it. In order for all Black Americans to move beyond this stigma. or derogative, is to accept it as part of our heritage.
Allow it's use, especially now that it has become fashionable to use. Because if we don't, then the negative aspect/connotation will always make those who are so annoyed by it's use, the victims!
Om Shanti.
Derryck.
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