I personally think ppl need to get some thicker skin, if you complain about it the worst offenders are going to use it more cuz it gets to you. Why ppl let a word have that much power I'll never know, it was demeaning and had a lot of power many years ago, but if you don't fuel the power behind it then it loses all the negativity behind it.

I can't say *****, but Black ppl can call me Honky and cracker with no complaints, why cuz I don't give the words recognition and in doing that they have no power.

But arguing is pointless in this subject, just leads to slavery and how it was used then. I know it's a bad word, but if it's SOO bad then why use any form of it yourself? The ppl who it affects soo much are the ones who created the grey area that confuses soo many others.