Why is it that

MKG · 09-24-2014, 01:59 PM

I'm watching boys in the hood on netflix right
With subtitles, and every time someone says
Nigga, the subtitle says nigger. This really
Irks me. Anyone else seen this?

Witty · 09-24-2014, 02:21 PM

Maybe because nigga isn't actually a word and they are using the correct word?

If you say nigga you are just saying nigger but spelling it wrong.

Blanco Bishop · 09-24-2014, 02:45 PM

Nigga is a word.

nig·ga [nig-uh] Show IPA

—Usage alert
Nigga is used mainly among African Americans, but also among other minorities and ethnicities, in a neutral or familiar way and as a friendly term of address. It is also common in rap music. However, nigga is taken to be extremely offensive when used by outsiders. Many people consider this word to be equally as offensive as nigger. The words nigger and nigga are pronounced alike in certain dialects, and so it has been claimed that they are one and the same word.

Dead at the usage alert. Lmao

Witty · 09-24-2014, 03:28 PM

Dude it's the same word with the same meaning.

Zen · 09-24-2014, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witty Wonka

Dude it's the same word with the same meaning.

Certain · 09-24-2014, 05:17 PM

It's like asking why "should've" is used for "shoulda."

uh-oh · 09-24-2014, 05:33 PM

its definately not the same you retards

MKG · 09-24-2014, 05:59 PM

Lmao at nigga and nigger is like shoulda and should've

Witty · 09-24-2014, 06:10 PM

That was correct.

Read stuff, indulge in education.

MKG · 09-24-2014, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witty Wonka

That was correct.

Read stuff, indulge in education.

Except one of those will result in an ass whooping

MKG · 09-24-2014, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witty Wonka

That was correct.

Read stuff, indulge in education.

Aren't you from the uk? wtf kd you know

About nigga and nigger lol

uh-oh · 09-24-2014, 06:17 PM

they have completely different meanings

one means piece of trash beneath my feet non human trashbeing. the other just means "dude" basically

quit being stupid

big baby · 09-24-2014, 06:34 PM

LMAO HEA CUMS UH OH BLACK HIZTURY LESSON GUYS

Diode · 09-24-2014, 06:38 PM

witty is a foreigner

you forget this sometimes

Certain · 09-24-2014, 06:46 PM

I understand the connotative differences. But spelling in formal settings tends to go with denotative word. A fair argument would be whether closed captioning should be constrained by formal writing styles, but it generally is. Now if you saw "shoulda" in a closed caption, then you'd have a better argument.

Also, I'm not black and don't particularly care whether black people use it. But there still are a lot of black people who view the two words as one in the same.

Witty · 09-25-2014, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MKG

Aren't you from the uk? wtf kd you know

About nigga and nigger lol

I know about words and how to use them correctly.

This is unaffected by where I live.

I think you will find I am correct.

@Diode I think you also will find that.

@uh-oh you too.

Prove me wrong with facts and not just your meat headed opinions.

Witty · 09-25-2014, 02:24 AM

Also dead @ thinking terms like nigger or nigga are solely American terms.

Please explore the world a little bit, uneducated plebs.

Clayray · 09-25-2014, 03:02 AM

How is nigger and nigga the same? I don't remember reading about slave owners saying "nigga" wow what books do you guys have I must have missed out -sarcasm-

Nigger is a derogatory term used by racist folk present day and in the past.

Nigga is a term commonly associated with blacks, and other races as well, it's not viewed by people in the same light Nigger is, that's what makes them different.

The perception and context the word is used.

Just because nigga is stemmed from the word nigger doesn't make them the same. IMO

Had to throw out that its my opinion. Because people take what they see on the web as fact & I don't want to confuse or lead you in the wrong way.

Clayray · 09-25-2014, 03:06 AM

Want facts? Walk up to a black guy and say "what's up nigger" & see reaction.
Replace nigger with nigga and you can have a whole different reaction.
If they were the same then you'd get the same reaction using the different terms.

Certain · 09-25-2014, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Profit

Want facts? Walk up to a black guy and say "what's up nigger" & see reaction.
Replace nigger with nigga and you can have a whole different reaction.
If they were the same then you'd get the same reaction using the different terms.

Your pasty ass would get the exact same reaction.

09-24-2014, 01:59 PM	#1
MKG Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 481 Battle Record: 2-2 Rep Power: 0	Why is it that I'm watching boys in the hood on netflix right With subtitles, and every time someone says Nigga, the subtitle says nigger. This really Irks me. Anyone else seen this?

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Witty Lime Life Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 16,978 Battle Record: 30-41 Accomplishments - Only Slightly Retarded Champed - Lyric Olympics - Summer Classic Rep Power: 85235118	Maybe because nigga isn't actually a word and they are using the correct word? If you say nigga you are just saying nigger but spelling it wrong. __________________ He listens to voices inside of his mind Explicit and poisonous violent crime.

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Witty Lime Life Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 16,978 Battle Record: 30-41 Accomplishments - Only Slightly Retarded Champed - Lyric Olympics - Summer Classic Rep Power: 85235118	Dude it's the same word with the same meaning. __________________ He listens to voices inside of his mind Explicit and poisonous violent crime.

09-24-2014, 06:10 PM	#9
Witty Lime Life Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 16,978 Battle Record: 30-41 Accomplishments - Only Slightly Retarded Champed - Lyric Olympics - Summer Classic Rep Power: 85235118	That was correct. Read stuff, indulge in education. __________________ He listens to voices inside of his mind Explicit and poisonous violent crime.

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09-24-2014, 02:45 PM	#3
Blanco Bishop Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cali Posts: 1,460 Battle Record: 11-20 Rep Power: 4150485	Nigga is a word. nig·ga [nig-uh] Show IPA —Usage alert Nigga is used mainly among African Americans, but also among other minorities and ethnicities, in a neutral or familiar way and as a friendly term of address. It is also common in rap music. However, nigga is taken to be extremely offensive when used by outsiders. Many people consider this word to be equally as offensive as nigger. The words nigger and nigga are pronounced alike in certain dialects, and so it has been claimed that they are one and the same word. Dead at the usage alert. Lmao

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Certain Mad fucking dangerous. Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12,066 Battle Record: 40-19 Champed - AOWL Season 3 - Art of Writing League (2x) Rep Power: 85899406	It's like asking why "should've" is used for "shoulda."

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uh-oh DA GOD Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canton Ohio Posts: 12,362 Battle Record: 1-0 Champed - Beat Battle II - Beat Battle V - Beat Bags Rep Power: 84181420	its definately not the same you retards

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MKG Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 481 Battle Record: 2-2 Rep Power: 0	Lmao at nigga and nigger is like shoulda and should've

09-24-2014, 06:17 PM	#12
uh-oh DA GOD Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canton Ohio Posts: 12,362 Battle Record: 1-0 Champed - Beat Battle II - Beat Battle V - Beat Bags Rep Power: 84181420	they have completely different meanings one means piece of trash beneath my feet non human trashbeing. the other just means "dude" basically quit being stupid

09-24-2014, 06:46 PM	#15
Certain Mad fucking dangerous. Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 12,066 Battle Record: 40-19 Champed - AOWL Season 3 - Art of Writing League (2x) Rep Power: 85899406	I understand the connotative differences. But spelling in formal settings tends to go with denotative word. A fair argument would be whether closed captioning should be constrained by formal writing styles, but it generally is. Now if you saw "shoulda" in a closed caption, then you'd have a better argument. Also, I'm not black and don't particularly care whether black people use it. But there still are a lot of black people who view the two words as one in the same. __________________ I'm just swinging swords strictly based on keyboards, unbalanced like elephants and ants on seesaws.

09-25-2014, 02:24 AM	#17
Witty Lime Life Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 16,978 Battle Record: 30-41 Accomplishments - Only Slightly Retarded Champed - Lyric Olympics - Summer Classic Rep Power: 85235118	Also dead @ thinking terms like nigger or nigga are solely American terms. Please explore the world a little bit, uneducated plebs. __________________ He listens to voices inside of his mind Explicit and poisonous violent crime.

09-25-2014, 03:02 AM	#18
Clayray 6ft of Seperation Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,541 Battle Record: 3-5 Champed - Faggot of the Year (2015) Rep Power: 0	How is nigger and nigga the same? I don't remember reading about slave owners saying "nigga" wow what books do you guys have I must have missed out -sarcasm- Nigger is a derogatory term used by racist folk present day and in the past. Nigga is a term commonly associated with blacks, and other races as well, it's not viewed by people in the same light Nigger is, that's what makes them different. The perception and context the word is used. Just because nigga is stemmed from the word nigger doesn't make them the same. IMO Had to throw out that its my opinion. Because people take what they see on the web as fact & I don't want to confuse or lead you in the wrong way. __________________ GraveyardShift

09-25-2014, 03:06 AM	#19
Clayray 6ft of Seperation Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,541 Battle Record: 3-5 Champed - Faggot of the Year (2015) Rep Power: 0	Want facts? Walk up to a black guy and say "what's up nigger" & see reaction. Replace nigger with nigga and you can have a whole different reaction. If they were the same then you'd get the same reaction using the different terms. __________________ GraveyardShift