I'm sure this topic has been talked to death already, but I thought I'd drag it up again-what are people's perspectives on the n word? I've seen people who believe it shouldn't be considered racist and use it in a more friendly way-is this still offensive? Is using "the hard r" really worse than ending with "a"? If so, why? Has the word itself lost offensiveness and meaning on the internet? I'm mostly looking for people's own opinions, not whatever google says.