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Have you ever heard a white person use the n-word in a derogatory fashion, in person (not online)?

Yes
51.7%
No
48.3%

5,671 votesFinal results

8:50 PM · Mar 9, 2021

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Yes, but not since the early 1990s.

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Yes but not in over twenty years.

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Only once, about 15 years ago. The man who said it would be approaching 60 today.

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I would limit the poll to hearing it in the past 20 years.

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In Texas you actually still hear it quite a bit depending on where you are

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do italians (1st gen) and hispanics count as white?

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Yes. And living in Southern Africa much of the time, I hear the k-word a bunch, too.

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PersephoneK, Uptown Underworld Goddess

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Sold books door to door in southern Missouri in the 90's, and overheard one of the most disturbing conversations between 2 rednecks on what they would do if "one of them" would show up on their porch. This wasn't the only time I've heard the word in person, but most memorable.

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