Are Asian people allowed to say the N word?

Oh I didn't know Fat Joe actually got heat for it. He should probably stop though, along with the Black rappers, especially when you remember the origins of the derogative slur itself.

PS. I liked your post quoting 'Xiomara'

But black people in 2011 don't really experience oppression in modern day society So what gives them the right to reclaim the word and give it different meanings for when it suits them. If a White person with Black friends said 'Sup N*gga' he would get a hard time,even if he said 'I didn't mean it to offend'

Really? Like, do you genuinely believe that =S
Re people of other ethnicities using it; funny enough, my friend was telling me of a friend, actually come to think of it, he is asian, who thought that he could just say it in front of her and that was okay but then when she tried to sort of confront him about it, he got all high and mighty about it and didn't even apologise?! As if like, oh why is it a problem, what's the fuss, I have the right to say it as well.

I mean, I was offended for her.

I guess because he's black and hasn't experienced it then no one else has. :/

I'd apologise if I offended someone, even if I didn't mean to? So I don't get why he didn't. If he has friends that are OK with it, fine, but if someone's clearly not, say sorry and move on.

Really? Like, do you genuinely believe that =S
Re people of other ethnicities using it; funny enough, my friend was telling me of a friend, actually come to think of it, he is asian, who thought that he could just say it in front of her and that was okay but then when she tried to sort of confront him about it, he got all high and mighty about it and didn't even apologise?! As if like, oh why is it a problem, what's the fuss, I have the right to say it as well.

I mean, I was offended for her.

Asians weren’t involved in the transatlantic slave trade but they still were persecuted just as much or even more than black people. Between 1857 and 1919 approximately 10 million Indians were killed in a holocaust. Indians were the subject of mass discrimination and racism with the N word being used frequently. Indians were brutally executed and their women and children were raped. Indians are predominantly dark skinned and it was mainly the dark skin population that were the targets of this genocide. In my opinion Asian have just as much right to say the N word as any other black person. It’s only the fact that India’s genocide isn’t as well known why there’s a debate around whether why are allowed to say it or not.

Obviously black people call each other the N word, so if there's a group of black/asian people can they call each other it? White people generally can't because they used to do it all the time during the slave trade and that was when black people were regarded as subhuman and not equal to whites. With Asians this hasn't been the case, in fact Indian people were kicked out of Uganda and their property stolen after working and contributing to their economy as equals. People from the subcontinent also built the railways in many parts of Africa and were pivotal in campaigning against apartheid South Africa where Indians and blacks were inferior to whites. Mixed race people, i.e. black/white ethnicity seem to be able to use the N word without a fuss even though they have white ancestry so surely Asian people should be able to?

Note: this refers to a social/casual context only, not a formal environment like a workplace where the N word is unacceptable no matter who is saying it.