Jake Vaflor Business Major
Racial slurs are like one of those things, some people are super sensitive to it and some people are just ‘ehh’ when they’re around their friends. Personally, I am kind of against it, but it depends on whom I am with, like if they are offended by it I am not going to use it. I don’t usually use it though. It’s not a good thing—its something that I don’t think people should use or say. Some of my friends say it sometimes, but they don’t intentionally say it to offend.
Brian Moore Mathematics Major 
I don’t like it, but in today’s society it’s kind of confusing because some kids say it in the song and they don’t really know what they are saying. Then there are some adults that know and it’s just a bad thing and I don’t like it. I don’t think you have to tolerate it or be around it so I don’t. If I hear people talk about it, even in my culture with the “N” word, and I try to touch down with black guys and tell them I don’t want to hear it and I don’t want to be around it. I grew up where we thought not to keep it around and nowadays its in songs so you keep hearing it. I just stay away from it because I don’t like it. You hear it a lot in my neighborhoods. Believe it or not, today [people] throw the word around like its an acceptable word.
Dazaun Merideth Social Work Major
As people we should educate ourselves on words in general. Especially, ignorant words and educate yourself on what the word means, like where it comes from, then people stop using it—truth will set you free. Once you learn what the word really means and where it came from, then you’ll stop using racial slurs in general.
Martz Warren Creative Writing Major
They are not helpful at all. I was raised by my mother and she said if you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all. I think it puts people two steps back from what we are trying to accomplish and what our ancestors were trying to accomplish. I think if we would all just come together and get rid of some things—its kind of like he said, she said—its just better off without it. Just come together, be all for one. I try to keep peope [who use racial slurs] away from me. Positivity is the best thing. I go this way and they can go that way.