DutchJazzer
Banned
1) Yes everyone can use it (tactfully) in a serious discussion about race.
2) These journalists are being silly.
3) You are right we cannot compare what blacks have had to deal with to what rednecks have had to deal with, but it does illustrate the point that you cannot use a derogatory term in a friendly way if you are not a member of that group without offending people. It's a back handed compliment at best.
ok, it was fun though seeing these cnn, fox, abc msnbc journalist tactfully trying to dance and not use the word.