@1c9d4ad4 We're already at the point where a word which is a deadly racial insult in most circles is a friendly form of address in others, so who knows?
@1c9d4ad4 In some cases, among black people, N****r is considered socially acceptable, or so I've heard. I don't know the details and would consider it unsafe to go near it.
In general, dirty words gain power by being tabooed.
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