Riley Cooper situation.
 

Supposedly, a wide receiver from the Eagles: Riley Cooper got caught on video saying the word: ''Nigger.'' Now there's this HUGE out-break of media following this. Now I'm not racist whatsoever, but this is really grinding my gears. I don't understand the double standards of this word. Lil Wayne rhymes the word ''nigga'' with every single word out there, but that's okay? The word ''nigger'' would be offensive to people of slave descent, am I right? Considering that's where the word started. So wouldn't it be offensive for African American's of that descent no matter what the race is that said it? It's still using a word used as an insult to their own hard times in life.. So what I'm trying to say here is: Why is it okay for some to say it, and other's cannot? Racism is only kept around when stuff like this happens. Why can Dave Chappelle walk on stage and bash any race he wants, but that's acceptable? Why is racism only focused around one race? I feel like racism should've died a hundred years ago.. A word shouldn't offend someone so much, brush it off, move on. If people just brush it off rather than starting a whole out-rage the word would lose it's importance and fade away.. Throw some feedback, maybe I'm seeing this wrong.

man... i had a whole thread on "nigga","nigger","negro". but it got deleted cause the ppl were very retarded and ignorant.. i would but tbh it'd just be a waste of 20mins

Context

I'm not saying it's right to say the word at all. What I'm saying is, wouldn't it still be offensive if an African American said it too? It'd be like insulting your own heritage.

it's kinda complicated.. and ppl either say yes/no.. there's few fence hangers.. but in the end it's up to you and the POV you yourself holds

edit:media will always spin it negative tho just to get some extra papers bough in the morning

It is insulting to them. You can't be in the spotlight and say anything without offending someone. Rightly or wrongly Africans get a pass, whites don't. This is common knowledge. The uproar isn't a surprise and he should have never said it to put himself in this position.

^ Agree'd 100% @Just C - I just feel like racism is now created by the media. I'm sure a lot of black folks on this site would agree that they wouldn't care if someone said it. It's all hyped by the media as @V3numb said. I just wish it'd go away so there wouldn't always be tension between the races.

Oh yeah. Link the clip?

@Just C - Riley Cooper clip?

there will always be hype and disturbance the media portrays.. even if there isnt anything there.. they'll spin it till it does