a lot of white people grew up using the n word because it was the cool thing to do

if a white person made a song where they shouted the n word a bunch of times as the chorus to say “i used to say this but now i know it’s wrong” in the year 2022, how would you react?

Don't be so sensitive
If you wanna get f***ed in the ass, that's between you and whoever else's d*** it is

is this the official instrumental? how?

The constant bass drum didn’t make that obvious?

This is a false equivalency because it's never been OK for white people to say nigga. It was only condemned by society at large to say the f word over the past few years. Not the same thing and I hate people bringing this hypothetical up

Doesn’t Kendrick himself highlight the equivalency between the two words at the end of the song? A white person saying the n word is as hurtful to Kendrick as a black man as a straight person saying the f word to a member of the LGBQT+ community. More or less stating that the point of the song is to illustrate how the slurs hold similar power when said to each respective oppressed minority group by an individual who doesn’t identify as a member of the oppressed minority group?

i thought he was saying he was wrong to tell off the white girl when she didnt know any better herself

you say that from the perspective of a straight black man

to white people, a lot of them still think it’s okay to use the n word. did you forget about 2014 when YG, RHQ, and Jeezy dropped that song & everyone was saying it?

it’s never been okay for straight people to use the f word either, and the only reason you thought it was okay is because the slur didn’t apply to you

so no, it’s not a false equivalency at all

He makes a comparison between the two because his cousin is pointing out his hypocrisy, but I don't like this "How would you feel if a white person said nigga on a song??" thing people are bringing up to try and stir an emotional response. It's not the same thing because we were all saying the f word and r word without condemnation just a few years ago

if he’s still using the f word in his music & he equates it to letting white people use the n word, the only conclusion you can draw from the song’s message is kendrick co-signing letting everyone say anything

Kendrick is learning too. That being said the inclusion of the f slur completely undermines his “self growth” theme on the song and the album at large. If he had’ve listened to his auntie he would’ve come to the conclusion that it is never okay to say the f slur as someone outside of the lgbqt+ community. It’s not his word to reclaim?

I heavily disagree with the third paragraph. I can point out tons of examples where it's been used in media last decade without any or very little backlash. The f word and r word are more comparable when it comes to condemnation by society at large than the f word and nigga are

i dont think so. my takeaway from the song was that most people arent enlightened about s*** from day 1, they often begin in a place of ignorance

once again, the only reason you think this way is because you are not on the receiving end of that slur

His cousin isn't even being serious when saying that, that's what he meant by the "sick sense of humor" line. It was his cousin's way of relating to him and making his point about love and hypocrisy

as for kendrick’s use of the word in the song, ive been struggling since the album dropped to understand why narrative use of slurs is okay in film but taboo in music.

oh his cousin contributed vocals to the song?

you realize that it’s still Kendrick saying the f word on the song, not actually his cousin, right?

you couldnt be more wrong lmfaoooo

holy s*** pull the lyrics up and read the last like 10 lines again

Let's be real, Kendrick been letting these white women call him a nigga when he f***ing them. Even let Anna Wise say it on Untitled 01. So he gets a pass to say the f word

“f****t, we can say it together, as long as you let a white girl say n****” is the last line of the song

Kendrick uses the f word various times on the song, meaning he believes it’s okay to use it as a straight man, or at least if he’s quoting someone

so if Kendrick considers that acceptable, by his own comparison in the same line, he’s saying it’s okay for a white girl to use the n word, or at least if she’s quoting someone

his cousin is saying these lines dawg

he telling kendrick why he should stop saying the slur

did his cousin record those vocals or did Kendrick Lamar say them himself?