[Lil Sis]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

The n word is used a lot by older southern people. My Grandmothers aunt who raised her would occasionally use it but not in a necessary terrible way just as if some one would say black person she would say the n word it was just how she was raised. She was anything from a terrible person though. She married her husband and took in all of his kids and was there mother and took in my Grandmother and her Brother and did amazing things and touched many lives. I also think if people don't want to be called a certain name they should also not call each other a certain name.

Taylor I find this highly offensive. I am southern... as is/was my family. We and I do not use the "N" word. I will say in my grandma's time she used the word "colored" in the same way I would say "African American or perhaps black"-- with the people I have met as an adult and with travel bigots are not exclusive to the south.


I never liked or disliked Paula deen. I thought she was a bit over the top with the "yall" stuff. I also felt she took the "bad" parts of southern cooking and focused on it. She kinda of reminded me of the show "two fat ladies" -- they were from UK.


As far the "n" word being racist.. I think it is an insulting word. I hear my students use it and I always have a discussion with them. I hear words to white and Hispanic that are just as bad, and I see reverse predijuce all the time. It is an emotional word...