This issue has come up a few times in threads here, and though I have no authority to talk about it, I did want to recommend ya'll to my personal favorite video on the subject. This was put out by Jay Smooth in response to Gwyneth Paltrow tweeting a particular song title about people in Paris.
Short and sweet, and it's a good point for writers to hear, talking about how language is always affected by the relationships of the people who are talking. (You should really just watch everything else he puts out. The man is brilliant.)
Choice quote:
Short and sweet, and it's a good point for writers to hear, talking about how language is always affected by the relationships of the people who are talking. (You should really just watch everything else he puts out. The man is brilliant.)
Choice quote:
"The rule that says Black people using that word amongst themselves is one thing and anyone else using it is a different thing is not a double standard. What that is is a standard. It's doing what a standard is supposed to do."