My question though is: when is it ok to call someone a faggot. I use that F word all the time? Am I homophobic even though I’m gay myself! What did you say? What? SHUT UP FAGGOT!

About the book:

The genius of Jabari Asim’s book is not it’s exposition of the word "Nigger", a subject that has been explored in contemporary detail by Randall Kennedy, Cornel West and others. Mr. Asim’s book is really about the poisonous notion of Black inferiority, its pervasiveness in the American societal framework, and, finally, its expression through use of the word "Nigger". The N Word is destructive because of the vitriolic beliefs and attitudes that are associated with it. Asim teaches us this as straightforwardly as he knows how, and leaves us to make conclusions. I’m sending this book to my closest friends; it is a must for any comprehensive library on American race studies.

More info: The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn’t, and Why