Good point but puerto ricans have the SAME roots as African Americans so if we embrace the word and claim it is used positively then why can't she? After all - she is black. I do use the word e'er now and then and I am not proud of myself b/c I am trying to stop using it b/c there is nothing positive about it. Our forefathers were killed while this crude word was spat at them with venom and hate. I know our ancestors did not die so we AA's can continue the legacy of disrespect shown us over the centuries. Overall...if we can use it so can she (in the same context).
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