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White people who think equality means "both white people and black people get to say the n-word!"—How? How can you think this?
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If I say "I am Natalie" and you say "I am Natalie," one of these statements is true, and the other false, even though they're the same words
The meaning of words is partially contingent on who is saying them. Same is true of connotation and likely effect on the audience.
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If you don't see how a member of an oppressed group reclaiming a slur is different than the oppressing group using that slur—I just...
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I don't know how this could conceivably be more obvious.
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But in your "I am Natalie" example, even though one person is factually incorrect, the meaning is still the same in both cases.
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