FULL PART ONE: Our Thoughts on Gina Rodriguez Singing the N-Word

[@niklstaples89]

she recorded herself singing that part of the song and took the time to post it. she knew what she was doing.

[@homelesshannah50]

She laughed about it too

[@spookyblaylock8853]

She wanted that attention. She thought she was cute until it was the attention she didnt want. You cant say anti-Black stuff and think you can come out with a weak ass apology.

[@PilarAYah]

Exactly!

[@stephanimishelle1605]

Trueeeeee! And her apology video it's just stupid

[@charlowalliset1484]

She did know what she was doing because she paused right before she said it too

[@pandawarrior218_8]

Crazy how people won't say "moist" but they'll say the n-word

[@tinebean116]

Yes!! You don't see them calling people f@gs but pine away to use the n word

[@SnowFoxParty]

Hahahaa

[@borneybergantine6114]

crazy how yall listen to music with it but are "against" it////

[@pandawarrior218_8]

@@borneybergantine6114 There are some of us who are against everyone saying it, however most of us are definitely against other people saying it; and that should be enough for y'all not to say it

[@borneybergantine6114]

RoyalT 27 y'all support artist who say it. so y'all can't complain. y'all wear weave to look another race... big jokes. big fakes

[@Cng215]

"They want our rhythm but not our blues"

[@fnetay771]

Cng215 🗣🗣

[@shainaj1391]

Cng215 that part

[@ily2199]

Latinos have their own blues too tho and similar struggles

[@LoyalGanGLuke]

Cng215 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@fnetay771]

Stinky Pete y’all wish

[@Blackdove0421]

I'm Black and I don't want to hear the damn word from anyone! Embracing an ignorant is ignorance in it's highest form!

[@reneeproud5273]

Say it again for the people in the back 📢

[@sabrinajones5597]

Preach on it say it again.

[@pangvang5397]

Yess! Preach! It was such a bad insult to your people and there’s such a sad story behind the word itself but people use it often nowadays without thinking. People use the word recklessly and it’s sad to me because the N word was such a hurtful history. Someone African American has told me they have adopted the word since it’s in there culture and they have history of the word. If anyone addressed me as chink knowing that it was an insult to our people, it would hurt me a lot.

[@elle244]

it has a bad history but black people took the word and reclaimed it for themselves, it’s now a term for black people to be used by black people

[@klavdl9855]

@@elle244 its still an insult. So why are we calling ourselves with that....

[@zarieahhamlin5360]

Kids skip the cuss words when they with they parents. Shouldn’t have been hard for her to skip over the n word

[@queenbutterfly4888]

Why should they have to skip it? Blacks call themselves the word all the time

[@zarieahhamlin5360]

It is a word apart of the black community so if you ON MANY OCCASIONS attempt to separate yourself from the black culture then why do you feel the need to say the word?! Whether you are saying it in an intentionally disrespectful way or not, do not use a slur that is apart of a culture that you don’t want to be associated with.

[@sugarmamilumps]

Omg! Yes! Like why is that soo hard to understand ??!!

[@themadlass5584]

Emphasis on “with their parents.” When they’re alone they don’t skip the cuss words. That tells you right there that’s it’s not okay to use it if you can’t even say it in front of your parents. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@sugarmamilumps]

@@themadlass5584 I think the point is, even if the word (s) are said in a song, EVERY and ANYONE are capable of omitting said word(s) from coming out their mouth. Listen to the clean version if you have to.

[@shelle7123]

I'm tired of this debate. I wish people would stop using it in general, its keeping a slur alive just cause now its *cool* to use.

[@unapologeticbooty]

Shelle Wright exactly

[@therarestdiamond4792]

There is no endearment in the word. It all means the same no matter how its said or interpreted.

[@Nothereman9999]

With you 1000%

[@mightymofo9306]

I tried having this conversation with a black acquaintance but it became impossible because he just wanted to get angry. I tried to keep the discussion simple and sane but he was getting to the point were I could tell he wanted to fight so I just dropped the topic and ended the friendship.

[@shelle7123]

@@mightymofo9306 💀 You weren't going to win either way it sounds like

[@jennifergraham5106]

I'm a black woman. At the end of the day, nobody should say that word. Case closed. Don't come at me.

[@imlikett5293]

Jennifer Graham I agree so much with you, I’m african and I don’t say that disgusting word.

[@angelbaby92ful]

I agree with you. It shouldn't be used at all

[@Hk78-s8b]

Exactly thats why she shouldn't have said it

[@lala55419]

Agreed!!!!

[@sinamen516]

Agreed I've said this for a long time

[@indigobeauty1]

"Why do you want to say it so bad?"...Im Wondering the same thing 🤔

[@hannahwalmer1124]

Well, why do black people wanna say it so bad. That question goes both ways

[@hannahwalmer1124]

@Tara Olaniyan nah, I just think for myself, thank you

[@Wanderlust1972]

why did Rosa Parks want to sit at the front of the bus so bad?

[@blkmerican-.2934]

Sunny To show that we don’t have to listen to the rules the white man makes

[@Wanderlust1972]

and white man don't have to listen to the rules that black men make about the n word

[@AyahDominique]

“People that wanna say the word, why do you want to say it so bad?” EXACTLY.

[@Ishuuuxix]

Why do u put it in ur lyrics ? R u saying every song that has N word is only for blacks? Plus y r u guys even using that term it's a disghusting word . I don't see u get offended when cardi b says it

[@theeepidural6144]

Holy Lolly why you bring cardi b in it she’s Afro Latina

[@Ishuuuxix]

@@theeepidural6144 shes not afro do ur research :)

[@Momogizibo]

Holy Lolly it’s a form of taking the word back that oppressed you. Gays do it, women do it, Muslims do it. Did you not watch the video, they explained it? Why should black people have to sensor themselves for others to act right? Why is it hard to just not say a word?

[@Ishuuuxix]

@@Momogizibo why do you put it in the lyrics though most people won't even be aware of it they will just be singing with the lyrics or y can't you just say hey this songs is only for black people u can whoosh/ u won't get offended when Eminem says it u don't get offended when cardi says it but u suddenly get offended for no reason when no one is calling anyone the n word who's just singing the damn song if I called u the n word then it's different topic but when I'm just singing ND calling no one why is it a problem ? Do u see gays putting F word in songs ? Women putting sluts in songs ? But in rap they say alot of graphic things anyways lol I wouldn't even worry about the N word in front of other words which r used in rap

[@dwj201]

The n word can’t even be played over the radio

[@lgbtorion]

Destiny Wells exactly so idk what loni is talking about

[@lavy1513]

It does play on the radio depending on time of day.

[@narutoismylover2262]

Destiny Wells it doesn’t necessarily have to be uncensored on the radio though; people still know what that blank space is supposed to be filled with. Even children and teenagers can easily make the connection.

[@pajshouatsab]

In detroit they do and not just detroit but the whole metro Detroit

[@aliyyahjackson]

The n word can be played on some stations, particularly some satellite radio stations. But I think Loni’s larger point was that the music industry at-large shouldn’t allow songs with the n-word to be released at all. She wasn’t exclusively referring to radio stations today especially since most people stream their music anyway. She was mainly referring to radios in a historical fashion bc radio stations don’t hold their same place and power in the industry as they once did.

[@DatVideoDoe]

Gina has had issues with the black community* before, THAT is why there is a huge backlash. *especially the Afro-Latino community

[@Irislume]

DatVideoDoe what happened may I ask ?

[@lybug]

Noura 아가새 she said the n word a lot before

[@Aylaa382]

DatVideoDoe and she’s not black therefore she shouldn’t have said the word

[@DatVideoDoe]

Ikss H agreed, but the main reason the backlash is so big is because this isn’t her first time having issues like this. Plus her non-apology was wack

[@Irislume]

Leah B oh okay I never really knew her that much but thank you for answering

[@beautifulasme8798]

Nobody should be saying the damn word

[@AntoniioH]

Beautiful Asme period

[@AshtonG2022]

Beautiful Asme The End

[@AntoniioH]

Stacy Vega LMFAO Imagine trying to own a word that was used to denigrate African American during slavery which killed so many people... YIKES!!! 🤣 HELL NO!!! I wonder what their ancestors would feel when they see them trying to own that word like nothing happened 🤣 HELL NO!!! The fact that they used it to promote their music in the rap industry with “bitches” on it and guns, and drugs... nice way to “own” a word.

[@bre_me]

Thank you!!!

[@KK-zw6bo]

It’s used to lose it’s meaning

[@charlotte6717]

Can Amanda stay. She's the only one who speaks her mind and is not intimidated by Lonis overshadowing

[@pinkloading]

C D Right cause Loni definitely does that! Like if you mean what you say sweetheart, look in my eyes not sideways!🥴

[@ZumbawithDorothy]

No this doesn’t get her on the show PERIODT

[@taylorclark8569]

C D this is so true!!!

[@simonsez1787]

Loni can beat it. I be so sick of her 🙄

[@parkersims1508]

@Miranda Facts!

[@bethW_]

I just don't understand why you would wanna say that word anyway, no matter what colour you are.

[@jacksohtwo]

agreed :/

[@squabblesquabble]

Because it's a word, just like any other word in the dictionary. It's going to be used by someone, like it or not...no word in the dictionary is truly left out

[@Pandaluver67899]

It's reclaiming a word that was used against them, taking their power back. Also in the lgtb community the words "f****t" and "queer" are used in similar ways

[@aromlaa7066]

Crystal- That’s dumb.

[@Aylaa382]

Beth w we can say the word because we are black and reclaimed the word , no non black person should dictate what we can say when it’s a word derogatory to us

[@marissag.1226]

As a non-Black Latina woman who LOVES hip hop myself, I agree it's strange that ppl wanna say it so bad. I easily fill that gap of the N word in a song with a hum, a note, etc. I disagree with Loni here. When she said "replace the slur then", I like that Amanda called it out and said it's NOT being used as a slur in this musical context. Just in the same way Latinos have reclaimed "CHICANO"--which was a SLUR at one point, we now have reframed its meaning, and it's OUR word, not a slur. (For example: the entire Chicano/a movement, even the band El Chicano, etc.). I agree with Amanda's whole point 100%. Some things are not FOR you to use. That's all it is.

[@hildaamethyst528]

Most non-blacks that say it don’t use it as a slur either. So what’s the difference?

[@juanaabad7315]

But the issue was she only claimed being “Afro Latina “ when she got push back for a multitude of other issues-- on top of it being understood her experience wouldn’t quite be like that of “Amara’s” experience in receiving the full brunt of systematic repercussions of black oppression. It’s giving “but my cousin is Black”. It’s easy to use the misdirection when u need a scapegoat for being held accountable. The radio doesn’t allow the “nword” on air play you have to get an uncensored version rather on the album or via streaming.

[@ebonyeverything2751]

@@hildaamethyst528 when a non black person uses it they should understand that it's a slur almost automatically because they are not black! If they are REALLY a person who cares about black people and being an advocate then they shouldn't be using the word in the 1st place. Non black people thinking that it's ok for them to use it as a non slur is the problem! You're non black, so you're not welcome to use that word. It's a slur when u use it.

[@johntorres9504]

It's a lyric if it's inappropriate to sing then don't use the word in the freaking song. Stop 🛑 People!!

[@wcp4jc]

you know good and well they are not just singing the lyric, these people say the word in their everyday lives

[@shybutsly]

That word, that lyric isn’t even the focal point of the song. But yet she chose that line, that clip, that stupid ass makeup. This ain’t the first time she acts that way.

[@SisterKnight]

Frontin N*ggas give me heebie jeebies... she only said n*ggas give me heebie jeebies... she ain't slick. Got her dry face and close eyes all in the camera smiling. Sick of her 😒

[@mav3ric100]

We know. We know. See they try to make it seem like we stupid and are overreacting. It's similar to white people acting passive aggressive with covert discrimination towards you.

[@salotemaka2989]

That stupid ass makeup 😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@Jenigh734]

She doesn't even post that often!! Why did she feel the need to post herself singing that song 🙄🙄 She wanted to make a statement. Period.

[@namastewellness]

Right?! The chick has an anti-black (woman ) history. Check it out. #Shade

[@aaliyahn5427]

Why are people so hot to say the N word?? I’m black myself and I don’t even say the N word like that. If you are NOT black I do not want to hear you say it at all

[@abbagil]

Shouldn't be uttered at all and black people didn't make it positive, they just copied southerners. I should know, my grandma says them niggas all the time in a nasty tone.

[@gracygrey9734]

And periodt.

[@davematt2002]

It’s in the lyrics though 🤷‍♂️

[@aaliyahn5427]

davematt2002 and ?

[@davematt2002]

Aaliyah N and what? Should we non black people bleep it when we’re jamming to that song? 🤷‍♂️

[@nobeautynobrains4003]

If a song with swear words comes on and I can avoid EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. When I’m in the car with my mother. You can avoid the n-word one fricking time

[@kdscott5287]

This is exactly what I was thinking. If I’m in the car singing by myself and there is a curse word. I skip that word and if I want to say it...I say it. She should have skipped over the word but she wanted to Utter those words to make a point.

[@cbpaddingtonbear2606]

This is real! I'm like..la la la. 😂 I mean personally I would like to see the word go in general because of the history of it but whether or not it does as a white person I'm not saying it, or singing it or nothing.

[@foreverjakaya491]

Yees i’ve said so many times it makes no sense

[@ihave2channelsfollowmyothe578]

When I do tht I accidentally say at least 1 word out loud bc I know the word in my head and I think my brain jus makes me spit it out and thts y I dont sing it at all n jus listen

[@theweirdkid_3657]

Honestly

[@lizonia100]

I’m riding with Lonnie on this one !! Take out the N word and replace it with another insulting name of another nationality !! Let’s see how far that song goes !!

[@alfre1277]

Puerto Ricans have have a rich African heritage and culture in us, we get to use the N word.

[@GM-ff1my]

Yeah Buddy Exactly!

[@khalilfreeman7194]

Luis Rodriguez Dude, anyone can say whatever they want. This is about whether you should. I personally think that no one should. But if you’re gonna make the argument of reclamation, you actually have to be Black for it to make any sense.

[@khalilfreeman7194]

Yeah Buddy The problem is that those Black people are using the concept of linguistic reclamation, an idea that not all Black people agree with. But non-Black people saying the N-word isn’t reclamation, it’s just using the word as intended.

[@irshx4866]

@@lulugyfhvfyhg9950 it is okay amongst out own. We did NOT make it okay with other people to say it. Yall thought it was. I personally think no one should say it but....

[@solblvck2152]

I honestly think it’s only a problem bc Gina Rodriguez has shown anti-black behavior towards the black community. If people hadn’t already been offended by her previous actions this wouldn’t be a topic.

[@aliciajiffy8222]

That's true because DJ kalid, cardi b, fat Joe all say and are not African American

[@JesRocWitMe]

What anti black behavior had Gina shown?

[@TarynEliseee]

Alicia Graves cardi b is Afro Latina

[@makayla03333]

Alicia Graves Some of those people you listed are Afro latinos

[@kibre9639]

Jese Rocchild there’s been multiple interviews she’s been in with black women. And when the black women speaks up abt black issues she’ll straight up interject and be like “all women” or “what about latinx” and it rubbed ppl the wrong way. Also when black panther came out she came under fire for tweeting why don’t Hispanics get their own black panther.

[@jacobTheeCreole]

Why do none black people wanna say it so bad ??!? Lol

[@pacificocean7361]

They don't it's in the fucking song

[@feefs2139]

@@pacificocean7361 they do boo boo. I've heard plenty say it when no song was around. 😒

[@pacificocean7361]

@@feefs2139 thank you!

[@WordToTaylor]

They’re corny!

[@selendriamuganogo7077]

Jay'Rell 4Real because it’s sounds cool asf

[@xoox6492]

Amanda was spot on. Gina said she wasn't black. Hands down, she don't wanna be us.

[@diamondwiles5505]

@Natalia Esco she not Afro Latino

[@rtmusicvideos431]

I thought she said her dad is afro-latino?

[@xoox6492]

@@rtmusicvideos431 She lied. She said that while apologizing to black people and said he was dark. He is super light with green eyes.

[@Minzies2]

XO OX Amanda is the only one making sense

[@cooper482011]

She’s definitely not ADOS.

[@calonafloyd1206]

Tamera is my favorite, however she’s sitting there like she doesn’t have black ancestors.

[@athibooi8661]

Calona Floyd it’s like she stopped being black the moment Amanda got there. She’s that black person who “doesn’t see color “

[@naturalbeauty5028]

She’s only black when color doesn’t involve

[@maserati925]

She’s got black ancestors..and white! She doesn’t have to be more black for you or anyone else. Just accept ppl for who they are.

[@mvad4641]

@@maserati925 You clearly didnt get the point. so aggrevating, is this what you think she meant wtf? Stop commenting if you dont get the point

[@blackbeauty7125]

I swear....she be so visible on topics like this

[@Dulioothegreat]

She knew what she was doing because she wasn't singing all the lyrics.

[@CurlyProverbz]

Slurred Visions facts

[@irrelevance3859]

Exactly. She knew the N word was coming she whipped out her phone and sang it, posted it, knowing she would cause a stir. She's not that much of an idiot. She knew exactly what she was doing

[@sophiaarias9341]

JJP Exactly... I genuinely feel that Gina Rodriguez is racist. It would be an entirely different thing if she just said the n-word accidentally on a livestream or something. Then, she would just be ignorant. But she actually took the time to film her singing a song with the n-word when she knows she’s had a history of people calling her racist. She’s not stupid. Everyone knows that black people have problems with non-black people repeating the n-word. It’s like she’s taunting black people or something. It’s so weird.

[@AliBanana1493]

Slurred Visions yep she did it on purpose tbh

[@fallon337able]

I agree

[@brokefame5672]

EVEN IF IT WASNT IN SONGS , NON BLACKS WOULD STILL USE IT!

[@visualsno]

Broke Fame it being in the song is such a convenient excuse for people to use it

[@Greengreen-qv3be]

I %100 disagree. Music shapes our culture and dictates what’s cool or not especially when you are young. It’s what you listen to with your friends, if you don’t know a song you aren’t cool, so on a so forth. Quit using a word that was birthed from oppression. Take responsibly for the fact that YOU are responsible for this mess. Giving this word new life and power instead of letting it sit and die in a time of oppression.

[@veeceey1073]

That part.

[@KillahKandake8888]

@@Greengreen-qv3be why are you white ppl here telling us what to do? Why don't white ppl police each other and tell each other not to say it? Why is it a big deal to white ppl? Why not just mind your own business? It's really weird how white folks interject themselves in black matters, yet never police their own racist counterparts. It's weird asf telling ppl who didn't invent racism, to stop being racist when the ppl who invented racism practice active racism. 😂😂😂

[@puritynyabochwa9215]

@Stevie Lee it's not that hard. I'm a black person and I still don't say it even in songs. It's really not that hard but people just want to say it just to say it. If me a black person doesn't say or sing it in songs, why can't you?

[@KAYELLEK]

She can’t be this clueless. I’m a white latina and I don’t even use latino slurs. We own mirrors. We know what groups we do and don’t belong to.

[@MewSakura12]

Amen

[@bnwo]

who cares what you do or don't do?

[@alexjames2510]

🕳 Men can use Sexist Slurs like wh_res, sl_ts, c_nts, th_ts, h0s, b!tches etc and thats okay but god forbid you call them a f@qq0t then u get cancelled

[@NM-rt9im]

thank you 👏👏👏

[@Richard-lh3te]

It’s selective ignorance on her part

[@savannahvasquez600]

I remember someone saying “we should cancel the word and all. And maybe refer to each other as Queens and Kings” like ‘how’s it going king’ ‘how you doing Queen’ I like that better.

[@lananicolebabicz]

Juju said that on love and hip hop

[@vivalaoldies]

Savannah Vasquez they're not kings & queens lmao only King is Jesus Christ. Imagine grown men calling other grown men kings 😂

[@vivalaoldies]

Lana Nicole Baldwin juju isn't a king, he's a human. The real King Jesus Christ will set him straight when it's his time

[@savannahvasquez600]

viva laoldies shows you have no idea what we were talking about cause juju is a women. Exit the conversation with your beliefs.

[@savannahvasquez600]

viva laoldies when you refer to a girl as a dude it doesn’t mean you’re calling them a guy. It’s not to be taken literal. And yes I can very much picture a male saying what up king to a friend. Just like how someone says foo or homie. You’re negativity is just blocking it. If you don’t understand it then again, leave. Jesus isn’t a king. Because since you wanna get literal in this world the only king was king George. And he passed away few years back. But you know I’m not meaning it literally. You just wanna be a prick

[@browardbarbie6657]

I need people to stop giving everyone the pass

[@erroreden]

RIGHT! Especially bc it’s not a thing

[@ariyonsasser1358]

hope Exactly there is no pass idek who invented giving non-black people

[@Faith-sr8zw]

THANK YOU

[@lv5310]

But what if you give EVERYONE a pass? Wouldn't that help in the long run?

[@Homeside301]

It be non black people giving people the pass smh. I dont have no passes period not even for us 😂

[@nehsangbong7259]

I wanna hear Adrienne's take on this. She's Latina from New York.

[@montprice6722]

White Latina that is

[@nehsangbong7259]

@@montprice6722 true

[@RealAnita926]

@@montprice6722 she doesn't look white.

[@Zanderthegrape]

@@montprice6722 she's Puerto rican. Puerto Ricans are not "white Latinos "

[@MuzzyBarker]

Except for the white ones

[@Awillii]

Amanda is needed for this show. The hosts can’t handle non surface topics.

[@aalayah248]

Awillii what do you mean

[@planetvnus]

La Da di she means that they can’t talk about more serious stuff because they don’t take it seriously

[@mysticstrikeforce5957]

No I dont agree with her statement because she was having 2 sides that cant come together. I agree with the big girl if you want to stop people from saying a word that would offend your culture then dont put on the air to have people say it and not treat it with respect. Trust me I'm seeing people say the N word all the time when a black music comes on and yet they dont get in trouble but yet when someone goes online then they get into trouble and that should not be right and I think everyone shouldn't even say it in the first place if your sensitive about the topic of the N word. I mean is it worst that black people say Asian words that offends people how come the Asians dont get mad on the blacks for saying funny Asian sounds cause they sure do that a lot. That's what lana or the big black girl was trying to say is if you dont want people to treat your culture right then dont use it in a bad or funny way.

[@kimvachon8053]

I so agree you hit the nail on the head

[@Dakitaljones]

Yassssssss

[@VickMarie]

As soon as Amanda started speaking on this topic I knew she was too real for The Real.

[@rhey81]

Amanda's an idiot..

[@rhey81]

@Bella Brooklyn don't make me throw a brussel sprout at you.

[@soccerislife6108]

Too real? Hahaha more like too dumb for the real and thats saying a lot...

[@ruthperez7255]

@Brooklyn Lyric nah Amanda is as smart as a rock no offense to rocks

[@josephinejoseph8837]

More like a very ANGRY lady 😠

[@PRHousequake]

Gina is foul. This is not the first time she’s been caught up in an anti Black situation.

[@KiKi-fq7ci]

"anti black" ? This exact situation isnt really anti black it's a song

[@fruity5697]

Lol... "anti-black" 😅

[@lilbucketz1129]

How tf was she being anti black lmfao

[@n.h310]

Everything is anti black now🤣🤣 stay mad

[@Mspianonotes]

You’re hilarious

[@Gigi502.]

If she didn’t separate herself from us so much there wouldn’t be such a large uproar. She doesn’t fw us and has made that clear.

[@g9nnar]

When

[@bnwo]

black people are the ones doing the separating, buddy.

[@slaveofgod3481]

Facts the first few times she threw shade I'd think, maybe she made a mistake, but four times is too many

[@hypintesti]

Even if she didnt she ain't black.REMEMBER THAT.

[@Richard-lh3te]

Exactly

[@mzpr1nc3]

“people shouldn’t put it in songs then it wouldn’t be said” is the equivalent to “women shouldn’t wear such revealing clothes then they wouldn’t have problems” if people would just control themselves THEN it wouldn’t be a problem. Kids skipped cuss words all the time growing up with no issues but y’all fightin so hard to say this one word for what, cause it’s fun? What’s really they reason that non black people want to say it so badly?

[@cici39177]

typicallydee Literally not the same thing AT ALL. You cant use a word in music, sing along to it...and then turn around and get offended when others enjoy the music. Assault or harassment on someone is a different story. No one should get assaulted because of what they chose to wear on their bodies. One is basically hypocrisy the other is victims need to hold them selves responsible so criminals dont have to.

[@jamtex2]

"women shouldn’t wear such revealing clothes then they wouldn’t have problems". Except no one says that. But if there's is a woman in your life that you care about, and there is a pattern of violence towards women dressing a certain way, then you should inform her of that. No one says that actual criminals are not to blame and of course women are free to wear whatever they wish. Also, it's just a word. Either everyone can say it, or no one can.

[@lifeofju6001]

Yo wtf u really just said its equivalent to wat girls wear?

[@diamond4270]

@@jamtex2 Actually you're wrong, a lot of women get bashed for wearing revealing clothes and then getting raped at the club. I guess you don't read comments or news but blaming women has been a huge part of the history. "Oh she shouldn't have worn that skirt if she didn't wan't people to look", "oh she should've wore a jacket", people always blame it on the women. You're sleep

[@diamond4270]

@@cici39177 Honey, you can enjoy the music and still skip words that you have no rights to say. And who told you that getting assaulted of harassed is the only problems women face for wearing "revealing clothes"? Women get stares aswell which is uncomfortable and disrespectful just like in this case. So her point still stands.

[@hamedakrami9699]

I’m not black, and I’ve grown up surrounded by black culture and the n-word. However, I do not feel comfortable or right using that word because of its history and it’s current power. People want to act to like it no longer holds the power it used to, and then turn on the news and see systemic racism at play. There is no excuse, Non-black people need to start standing up for our black neighbors and learn more about these topics.

[@laurenj432]

Even if she didn’t mean it in a harmful way, a person with respect generally wouldn’t use that word

[@trinajay2202]

PERIOD!!!

[@rosasalinas2044]

Which is why I don’t understand why singers keep using it in their songs 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@laurenj432]

Rosa Salinas I think it’s ok for people to write songs about their own experiences, but I don’t think it’s right to use a racial slur towards someone of a different race than them

[@BigNovemberScorpio]

💯

[@raineaustria505]

@@rosasalinas2044 Exactly. People sing along to songs. Why have it in a song yet not understand why people sing along to ALL lyrics

[@tiffanyosborne1978]

I will not defend a word that was used negatively towards my ancestors.

[@AprilKeeshae888]

Exactly!! And what Amara said was correct! We cant be sensitive to who says it and its negative/derogatory in every light! It's not a term of endearment it was used to belittle us and like loni said it was one of the last words some of our ancestors heard before they died! Nobody should be saying it black, white or Hispanic ect...

[@xoxohayaati]

Tiffany Osborne, in South Africa, we have the K-word, and when apartheid was over, we completely erased that word from our vocabulary. No one of any race, even if you’re black, can and will say it. It’s the best thing to do. Why would you want to reclaim a disgusting word like that?

[@SupernaturalLove100]

jinx xo What is apartheid and the K word?

[@xoxohayaati]

SupernaturalLove100, apartheid was lawful racism in South Africa, towards blacks, Indians and coloureds (a race group in SA that is black and white mixed). The K word is a derogatory word used against black people during apartheid.

[@gskate117]

I dont wanna hear that word anymore i dont get why the black community got so use to saying it. You never see anyone using slurs against their own, except for asians. Im not dumb i know why people think they flipped the word around, but i would have left the word in the past.

[@eman3733]

So if Gina is getting hate shouldn’t 69 and these so called “black rappers” be getting the same🤷🏽‍♀️

[@isas8627]

Cool Guy1 exactly. Hip hop culture can be sexist. They all hated IGGY for saying the n word but don’t hate lil pump and other non black rappers for saying the n word. (Not that IGGY is excuses for saying the N word but keep the same energy for the men as well)

[@whisperingwhiskerss4877]

isabella saa I keep that same energy most of us do. No one is exempt

[@h3llboyyy407]

@@isas8627 Iggy is too white passing that's why. For the most part latinos that are artists are accepted if they look like they are from the streets.

[@arieltaylor6070]

yes he should

[@andreakoeries7230]

Mitchellthe senpai Iggy IS white lol

[@SaL-on2ki]

Leave this word in the past, PERIODT!

[@miabellali1771]

If she was just reciting a song why wasn't the whole song put in the clip why was only that 1 part put in the clip and then a nervous laughter afterwards try again.

[@slayerette86m]

But who does that?! Who is thinking about the ramifications of every single thing they do in a day. Clearly she wasn't. The N word is a huge part of American culture. Rap music is the number one selling genre of music. Black media is successful. Minorities share an experience of oppression. The N word is part of american pop culture. Quit using the word in music if you all can't fathom the thought of someone singing along to it. This is a stupid, empty conversation.

[@ABIIIIisVICKY]

slayerette86m man she knew what she was doing because she only put that part in, meaning she emphasised her blatant disrespect. Minorities do not all share the same experience, its not an all lives matter thing, some are more accepted than others in different part of the world. Why are people so hellbent or saying it, if you can sensor yourself around an elderly person it shouldn’t be so hard for that word, and btw not all black people even agree with saying it so outsiders shouldn’t feel so comfortable either

[@slayerette86m]

@@ABIIIIisVICKY Nobody is hellbent of using it in that way, but you put it in music, you push it onto society, it's in music, movies, media...I mean, what do you think is going to happen, especially when the word is so casually used? I can censor myself around elderly people because there's nothing pushing me to say anything in particular. We are talking about ONE word that exists, nonchalantly in a variety of ways.

[@Nique0920]

slayerette86m *black American culture or racist America culture, where you stand depends on you skin tone

[@slayerette86m]

@@Nique0920 America voted for Obama. Twice.

[@anihtek]

No it was Ready or Not.

[@lildel7698]

Forreal I hate when people try to correct others and are actually wrong

[@tsto5033]

Exactly! I feel like I had to scroll down too far to find this comment.

[@Thebratzbaby]

Meta4z Official right

[@markwes5093]

Lmao yes Amanda is so cringeworthy

[@coryt.williams7241]

That’s why people don’t like Amanda Seales she think she’s everything Right , and Amanda is suppose to be hip hop lol cmon that line is iconic “ frontin niggas give me heebie geebies “ - ready or not

[@ultimatefirecracker1486]

I’m 100% sure Adrienne said the N word too once in her life XD

[@Kabkabmbujimayi]

She said she did

[@ultimatefirecracker1486]

Kanaan ite o I didn’t hear that sorry...

[@jailynrochelle]

jas garcia most doesn’t mean all and i’m pretty sure adrienne doesn’t have any black in her so no, it’s not acceptable.

[@achi191]

@@jailynrochelle EXACTLY! i was hoping someone would say this! a lot of latinos these days think they can say the n word, its mostly puerto ricans, cubans and dominicans. no latino has the right to say it. idc how much black you have in you, a latino is never black enough to say that word

[@izphilly1]

UltimateFireCracker. ...........and I'm also 100% sure Adrienne has been called " MAMI " by black man at some point in her life as well !!!

[@brandycampbell-mills11]

1:11 Amanda “No” 😄💯 say it sis

[@KamalIsaiahMorales]

Amanda: NOPE. Lmaoooo 💀

[@alexanderescobar6891]

Kamal Morales right!👏🏽

[@isabelchaparro2608]

Half this Real staff bumps to Cardi saying the N word and her parents look just like Gina’s. Let’s talk about that too 🤧

[@asiaj8106]

Isabel Chaparro i have been saying that the longest. Cardi B and 69 be saying the n word and nobody says anything.

[@miranda0298]

Isabel Chaparro exactly! i said this in my comment but got attacked for it relentlessly. i wish people would open their damn eyes lmao

[@helenvega1708]

EXACTLY!!! THANK YOUUUUUU

[@jessicadelgado550]

Isabel Chaparro but she’s half black

[@colormewicked88]

Jessica Del Mar No she’s not. She’s Hispanic, Latina, whatever.

[@Jeanine.mp4]

Her "apology" wasn't even a sincere apology, it was filled with "i'm sorry if i offended you" why even apologize

[@VeronicaDR-uw1me]

Jeanine why does she need to apologize? For singing a song a black person wrote and sings? If the word is offensive nobody should use.

[@Jeanine.mp4]

Veronica Deras-Roiz it’s not my place to say if she should apologize or not but if you aren’t even going to be sincere about just don’t bother

[@zanyadavis3695]

Jeanine her apology was “I’m sorry I sang along to my favorite” it was ass

[@zanyadavis3695]

Veronica Deras-Roiz do you understand the roots of where that word came from? I’m black, I don’t really use the word myself, but for others that surround me that word is freeing for them to say. They feel as though they have taken it back and made it something for only them to relate to. I’m sorry but Gina is not black she will never be able to relate and that’s why it would be nice if an apology was issued. if we tolerate everyone saying people will become disrespectful, it’s facts, it’s literally history.

[@Minzies2]

Veronica Deras-Roiz it’s offensive when non black people use the word 😑 Yall are so entitled to our culture go use your own racial slurs then

[@SophisticatedNi]

Ummm Amanda, Jeanie was correct! The song she was singing was Ready or not...Relax!

[@kimkon2171]

Tanisha Myers she hates her so mutch

[@SophisticatedNi]

kim kon I can tell and it’s not necessary. I was hoping her addition would add to the existing cohesiveness amongst the ladies but instead you can see it’s creating tension and she’s actually a bit catty. It was really nice seeing this group of women get along so well. Now it’s actually hard to watch. She needs an attitude adjustment.

[@kimkon2171]

Tanisha Myers just sad, their dynamic as friends was unmatched :(

[@SophisticatedNi]

Kay You, you are correct. Amanda is very intelligent. I never said she wasn’t. What I said was she corrected Jeannie without reason. In this instance Jeannie was right and Amanda was wrong point blank period. The song she was singing was Ready or Not. In my opinion Amanda is rude to Jeannie and is uncalled for. Your reply is out of context when it comes to my comment and opinion so Im not sure what your “No” is in response to.

[@SophisticatedNi]

Kay You....what exactly makes Jeannie unqualified???

[@junkdfw2112]

When this word keeps getting used ,this word will never go away

[@AppleBottomJ]

Mike Murphy exactly.. if it’s so touchy then why do all black rappers put it in their songs? Non black peoples gotta be hush hush because? It’s not like people sing it to be cruel

[@sylviaasandoval]

Mike Murphy 👏🏻👏🏻

[@savannahhouston730]

Spoken like a non-black person who loves to say the N word. You know darn well non black people would not stop saying the N word even if rappers did. Heck, not even all black people say it to begin with. And white don't only say it when they're singing along to their favorite rap song because They still throw it around to our faces to show that they hate us and feel superior to us.

[@Minzies2]

Mike Murphy black people can say the word it’s ours to use

[@alexjames2510]

Maiii ‘ Only white people can speak English since its our language to use

[@kjdnyhmghfvb]

As a person who does not use the word, out of respect for the ancestors and that term of endearment excuse is BULL ISH, this is not even a conversation for me.

[@nicolette100]

❤❤

[@coffeelover3467]

same! i don't believe the word should be used AT ALL! but at the same time, i still feel if black people wanna use it, non-black people should respect that and not use it. but i just feel like it was a horrible derogatory word used against our ancestors who fought hard to stay alive in such horrible times..why and how the heck can you continue using that word as endearment? you don't see other races and ethnicities doing that with their derogatory terms! don't give people an excuse or a loop hole to try to disrespect you! smh.. regardless, i'm from the Caribbean, and we barely use that word so this aint even my conversation. lol

[@p0urr1]

@@oceanwaves8589 I agree

[@TRINI818]

The problem now is we have a lot of young, very young kids who are "non-black" using the "N" word like it's water. They use it to refer to their friends, in anger and and humour. So this topic goes way deep than telling grown folks not to use it. The "N" word is being used for some many unreasonable ways now.

[@kaaraelise4557]

HlddenTalent You must not have ever heard southern people talk. White southerners that speak broken English do not pronounce it with an “er”

[@Pandaluver67899]

If they take the word out of songs, non-Black people will still say it, so I don't get that point....

[@tyreewilson2140]

Exactly

[@mimia.4810]

While I agree with that point, I do think how music uses the N-word have stripped the dark meaning of the word. I don't want people to forget the magnitude of that word.

[@savannahhouston730]

Right! Why alter the art if it changes nothing?

[@youngbluntandmizguided]

Romelda Maynard first of all, did you read your comment before posting it. Second, 🗣🗣 SHE SAID WHAT SHE SAID

[@jazmine6892]

Exactly

[@fabianchavez3444]

Loni’s laughter when Jeanie said that you have to blame the creator of the song for putting that word in kills me 😩🤣

[@jaylag0221]

Gina stuttered on that whole line and messed up the lyrics but when the n word came she said that mad quick like it was the only part she could remember. *Real quick Loni’s face when Amanda said she wanted to go last😂

[@irrelevance3859]

EXACTLY. She knew too well exactly what she was doing

[@Redd91ful]

Jayla G why did Loni make that face? Idgi

[@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

Oh god 😂😭😂

[@sugarkiss1000]

Because Amanda talks too damn much.

[@willajones1989.]

I also agree with Amanda when she asked "why people want to say it so bad" out of all songs she could sing & she purposely chose to upload SPECIFICALLY the part were she said the "n" word then stopped & laughed right after. I hope someone else noticed. She KNEW what she was doing.

[@Porcelynnn]

Willa Jones her laugh was very telling

[@momof2kens19]

Exactly!

[@GlobalK]

Nobody wants to say it so bad. It’s in the lyrics and people like to rap/sing along to their favorite songs. It has nothing to do with wanting to say that word. U expect people to actually skip that word? U know how many times that word is used in these songs? It would be a full-time job doing that. Nobody in their right mind is gonna do that.

[@willajones1989.]

@@GlobalK like I said she chose to sing that specific part vs the whole song for a reason

[@GlobalK]

Willa Jones No she didn’t. People recite the lyrics just for that. Reciting the lyrics. Imagine having to skip that word everytime u recite the lyrics. That would be a full-time job. It would take up so much energy. It’s not realistic to demand that from people.

[@Salim-kb4om]

My mouth has an automatic censor for the N word when I sing even in a car by myself. It’s literally not hard.

[@slayerette86m]

The word should be done away with or it should be understood that this is going to happen. This doesn't make any sense. Rap music: N bombs. People that aren't black and are enthusiasts of black music: rap rap rap rap rap _____________ rap rap rap. It seems like a trivial issue, but it obviously isn't, considering how much controversy this creates. Black culture is a dominant culture in American society, especially in environments that embrace that, like most minority neighborhoods. I know a ton a latinos that use that word, and shocker! They all listen to rap music passionately. Cause and effect. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

[@Minzies2]

slayerette86m find your own culture then since you can’t respect ours 😑

[@alexjames2510]

Salim Pusssss y

[@alexjames2510]

Salim Men can use Sexist Slurs like wh_res, sl_ts, c_nts, th_ts, h0s, b!tches etc and thats okay but god forbid you call them a f@qq0t then u get cancelled

[@alexjames2510]

Maiii ‘ Do u get this triggered when these same black male rappers refer to u as b!tchez and h0ez

[@merica3493]

You know that Cheeta girl in the group definitely says the word !! 😂😂

[@jmaldo92]

Most east coast Latinos do

[@christinadyer4774]

Why would you assume that just because she was a Cheetah girl? That’s a stupid reason.

[@lexymartin6841]

Lmao, "WhY YoU WaNnA SaY IT So BAD!?"

[@MomoManimi]

Its a legit question though.

[@slayerette86m]

@@MomoManimi It really isn't. Nobody wants to say it so bad. The N word has become a part of American pop culture. Rap music is the number one selling genre of music. Black media is part of the American mainstream consciousness. People don't want to say the word like that, but they will sing along to it.

[@taylor4200_xx]

@@slayerette86m I can tell you're not black

[@MomoManimi]

@@slayerette86mYou say that as if it doesn't prove my point...Even if you're just singing a song, it still makes people uncomfortable. To put it simply, what you're saying is that it's irrelevant to you because you just don't care and have no connection to it. I stand by what i said- It's a legit question.

[@slayerette86m]

@@taylor4200_xx I'm not, but I am someone who is tired as hell about the mess this word creates. "You can say it, you can say it, you can say it, oh, but not you, but please continue to buy our music and watch our movies and whatever needs to be done that promotes this casual use of the word."

[@devnerdgirl4638]

As a black person even I hesitate to say the N word so I REALLY don’t understand why non black say it so causally.

[@AriElite111]

Exactly

[@foreverPriscilla]

i hate that word, period. wish it wasn’t so commonly used in songs and daily conversations i hear.

[@najmahassan6518]

priscilla darling sis sit your white ass down. you don’t get to weigh in.

[@margretadams1328]

Najma Hassan my goodness it’s best that she hates the word anyway. I hate it when I hear Hispanics using the word and then ask me why I’m saying it. Personally I think it’s best if Hispanics and white pol hate it🤷🏾‍♀️ and least they won’t be saying it.

[@margretadams1328]

Like me say my stuff without worrying about the wrong person getting too excited

[@Betaleikz]

@@najmahassan6518 you handicapped bro, so you would rather her liking it and singing it, sit your black ass down

[@joonvert899]

Albert Child News that has nothing to do with it . It’s common sense. “ I hate that word and wish it wasn’t commonly used” when it literally was reclaimed by the black community. And ppl who say the word the most are who? Black ppl. So basically irritates them when black ppl use the word?? That’s so umm?!? Not it tbh.

[@jichuverse5087]

It’s a problem when Gina says the n word but it’s okay for 6ix9ine to say it...okay...

[@kittycoutourxxx2706]

We don’t like him saying it either

[@taracorcoran8192]

jichuverse Neither of them should be saying it. The n word in general is hurtful towards black people, it’s a slur however non black people really should not be saying the word. Why do people want to say it so badly ...

[@na3766]

It’s because Gina has said some really anti black things in the past that’s why people are against her so much if I’m being honest

[@seokiology]

we can criticize both sides too?

[@dilio8457]

It's an eerie topic when it comes to Latinos using the word. Some are given a pass and some aren't. I think it depends on the experience because being black does not mean you are dark skin. There are brown skin color people who identify as black which is why it's a grey area for Latinos

[@victoriahaunter3237]

There are so many words in our vocabulary and yet society feels like they can’t just not not say the N word! I’m confused.

[@jeremiahtray5621]

Like when people cuss.

[@elliesi8771]

What is the N word? Sorry im from a far away land

[@ego2118]

That’s because they want to be able say the n-word so they are using every excuse in the book to be able to say it. The funny thing is they want to be able to say hey it but still at like slavery never happened smh.

[@__kash]

Jeremiah Tray Exactly. People are somehow able to censor themselves in front of their families, at work, on dates, etc but this one is hard for some reason

[@pinkrain]

Victoria Haunter including US bc let’s be clear..if our ancestors were tortured and we say it’s a word meant to hurt and degrade..then why do we continue to use it in our vocabulary? we claim that word is so hurtful, yet we use it so freely. we bring up these conversations defending it only out of convenience my black ppl, let’s show everyone that we won’t use it either. it’s highly inappropriate..what would our ancestors say, how would they feel? why do we want to get to say it so bad too? 🤔

[@godsgirl2030]

People always wanna pick and choose when to "act" black. A non-black person should not say the n word under any circumstances.

[@squabblesquabble]

Tell fat joe to stop saying N word then

[@Alaysia03]

God's girl this needs to be the number 1 comment hands down!

[@shanzoni1200]

@@squabblesquabble I mean he should

[@alexarkadios9108]

Perioddttt, i cringe when non blacks say it, nd im from NYC brooklyn u feels

[@pacificocean7361]

@@alexarkadios9108 that's funny I cringe when black people say it too, seriously!!! And it's so fucking embarrassing

[@sabssads]

it’s really not that hard to skip over it in your mind whilst listening to a song

[@kittykatsboudoir]

Saba Sadia and it's not that hard to skip the word in the lyrics, in your daily living period.

[@RobAlfieInostrozaLindley]

What's not hard for you is hard for others. You can't just say it's easy or hard. And it's a song. You shouldn't have to censor yourself for one of the happiest things to do in life, which is singing. If it's there, expect it to be sang as it was meant to be.

[@kayonaisabella5635]

@@RobAlfieInostrozaLindley skipping past one line in a song is not hard stop trying to use excuses to be racist

[@aissamamatoua.1194]

It's not that hard for black people to not use the N word

[@chaneyyahtwitty5996]

If you’re not black, you shouldn’t use the word. Period.

[@snirks8635]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@julyleouser]

@@a_star7233 Imagine thinking a black person telling you not to say a derogatory word that was used to dehumanize their people is racism. You’re dumb, period.

[@AltaMay11]

"sing along" she pick and chose what words outta those lyrics to sing it wasn't even like she was singing a whole song it was two words some space and 2 more. And out of allllllll the words to NOT skip she picked the N word. Stop it.

[@miabellali1771]

Exactly

[@RHAYALUV]

THANKYOU!!!! And this is my problem

[@mikaylajade518]

If she was actually racist she wouldn’t have posted it. She knew the Afro Latina community already had a problem with her. She clearly wasn’t thinking when she posted it. She definitely shouldn’t have said it but there is no way she is racist.

[@20YearSoul]

@@mikaylajade518 her two insincere apologies shows she had I'll intentions Again

[@shamare04]

I haven't seen the clip, but thank you. This further proves Gina is trash.

[@OpulentWife]

Amagra is a whole fool for coming to her defense. I never liked her and now she has put the crown that for me

[@sonia26625]

She was right imo

[@Kimmy_95]

I used to like her until now. I think she's wrong/ out of line for getting herself involved in this. Gina is a mess.

[@ninahndz5880]

@@Kimmy_95 why??? SHE IS A LATINA. Backing her people.

[@kamikami3946]

N Hndz wtf what does being latina have to do with anything?? El chapo is Mexican but u don’t see me trying to defend his actions

[@StuckInThe80ssss]

namjoon is the love of my life lmfaoooooo periodtttt pooh

[@mocha1886]

I’m a New Yorker and I hear the teenagers saying it all the time, Latino teens, Asian teens, white teens, and they say it in front of their black friends that think it’s cool and funny 😒

[@mocha1886]

@Casual B. nope, I have never been comfortable with the N word, I am not black so I would never use it

[@mocha1886]

@Casual B. no I have never dated black men and yes I had a few black friends at school, what’s your point?

[@erissromero3822]

Cuz normal people dont gaf

[@komfykoala6083]

I lived in the NY/NJ area in 2004-2009 and I briefly remember a lot of non-black people said it. Not with a hard -er but with an -a because they were singing along to rap and hip hop songs.

[@nycblixky8530]

@@erissromero3822 how you gonna tell someone what’s normal and what’s not when your offending someone

[@razzledazzle453]

unrelated but Tamera looks SO PRETTY! Love the glasses and curly hair!

[@jay_baby_lacy3911]

The fact is she ain't do anything that we haven't already witnessed. If we getting on her lets get on Cardi B, let's get on Takashi 6 nine PERIOD. you don't get to choose who you're mad at, give the same energy to everyone.

[@AriElite111]

I don't like them pasty b****** saying it either I don't appreciate any non-black saying it and I'm beyond sure more than a few black people feel the same way I do

[@jay_baby_lacy3911]

Ariana Stewart that’s nice, and all but all y’all ignorant as hell anyway. It’s in our rap music, its already instilled in the people, and that’s just that. If they ain’t saying it on video they saying it with they friends, and family. I feel like if this is your energy then you better not be saying it either... cause if we being honest my ancestors wouldn’t appreciate it anyway, THANKYOU and goodnight.

[@AriElite111]

@@jay_baby_lacy3911 who is y'all? If your anti black American then your opinion literally has no f****** weight I don't care what color you are but you can't possibly be black and be this f****** dumb if you cannot be oppressed by the word and don't have a history of being oppressed by that word you should not say it and f*** anybody who feels like they can police how black people heal from generational trauma every statement you made was ignorant as f*** calling me ignorant is just you projecting and my ancestors don't f*** off so don't f****** play with me about my people living or dead cuz I know how to call them

[@maddieathis7657]

Yeah but you can be Latina and black- Latina isn’t a race, it’s an umbrella term for people from Latin America, there are white and brown latinas like Gina Rodriquez and there are black latinas like Cardi- there are people of all races in every country and every culture. For example a quote that hits home to me from one of my fave songs is “where would Galway be without Ghana”, certainly America is a prime example of this because it’s such a melting pot of cultures and races. From what I understand Cardi B is black (light-skinned) if we’re talking race. And if we’re talking about ‘how light-skinned are you before you’re white’ then I think that’s getting into colourism and the conversation on ‘deciding who’s black’ which I legit think there’s no answer to cos EVERYBODY will have a different opinion on who “qualifies” as a certain race. I’m not an expert though and I want to be as respectful as I can on the issue, just sharing my opinion and perspective.

[@jay_baby_lacy3911]

Maddie Athis that’s not the issue I know that, but a lot of Latinos do not claim black, and deny it except when it is beneficial for them. Those people should not be allowed to say the n word PERIOD.

[@lillinsey100]

i appreciate Loni’s lesson on the word. didn’t know about some of the beginnings. i’ve never used that word - it’s not my place to pretend even for a second to understand that i know how it feels to be african american,; or their experience in life. i don’t use the word ever ever, in a song or in a book, doesn’t matter -no no no.

[@lillinsey100]

Tony Saracen i see what you’re saying about victim, a lot of play victim and some is warranted some not. i was being genuine when i said i didn’t know. no one has ever told me this before. again, i don’t go around saying that word, so don’t miss understand,; however there isn’t a lot of knowledge as to the ‘why’. this can be said for many races / hurtful words. there are slurs for jewish people that i never knew reasoning as where it came from or how it became offensive. same for asian people and so on and so on...... it’s a shame that there is so much hatred in the world and that we have to even have these conversations.

[@lillinsey100]

Tony Saracen i said some is warranted some is not. my comment had more than race in its meaning.

[@changestartsnow5116]

And that's why we as African Americans don't want to forget our history because if we do others will and possibly repeat the negative and horrible parts.

[@changestartsnow5116]

@HlddenTalent no it's not

[@changestartsnow5116]

HlddenTalent We as African Americans in America know the history behind that word. But Loni spoke about how it became hip to say due to the rap cultural embracing it.

[@James27_]

It really shouldn’t be that hard to censor yourself. I’m black and I don’t use the word AT ALL. Not even when repeating rap songs

[@hopeschannel]

eh I hear the n word in songs and movies all the time and have never had a problem not saying it, it’s BS to say that hearing it in music makes it ok lol

[@maria-pn5sn]

hope you deserve a PhD

[@queenpiath6531]

👏 love tht

[@Cincy-x1m]

No it’s not, don’t say it if you don’t want other people to. It’s a bad word in general and no one should say it. Case closed

[@shanece722]

@@Cincy-x1m there you go with the " I CAN'T SAY IT SO YOU CAN'T SAY IT EITHER 😡😭" just shut up

[@Cincy-x1m]

WHEN THE REAL NINJAS DIE FAKE NINJAS GON MULTIPLY nah I don’t think anyone should say it. However, if you say it you can’t get upset at other people for saying it. So you stfu

[@taylorsee864]

I LOVE Amanda. She really elevated this cast and their dialogue. Her leaving the show was the point at which I stopped watching, and having the farewell episode without her was an unforgivable slap in the face. Love you Amanda girl, can't wait to see what you do next!!

[@natalieh8023]

I remember when she said it would be honorable if someone faked a hate crime. She likes to think she’s smarter than everyone else but she’s ignorant.

[@pg5180]

Ironically she was too Real for the show

[@final1fantasy]

@@natalieh8023 define ignorant.

[@xoox6492]

Gina was being defiant when she posted the video. She was trying to be bold, but then realized that she still needs her career, that's why she apologized. Girl, bye.. 😣👋

[@jonathanthompson7067]

exactly she only say that POC bs to get that check but really been anti black from the jump

[@niakendall777]

that “nope” was sooo me😂😂😂😂

[@BayArea88_7]

I wish Amanda Seals stayed on the show. Her enlightening America and people who watched The Real feels so good to me. I just smile when ever she talks and learn from what she has to say as well. Educate.✊🏽

[@asiaoliver6130]

The song was ready or not. Amanda thought she was doing something when she corrected her but was wrong lol

[@joselynromero7065]

Asia Oliver Amanda seems like another Tamar to me 😒

[@juliehernandez80]

She was just ready to get an attitude and be offended bkah blah. I saw her on The Breakfast Club, she was too much. The one episode I could not finish watching.

[@migitgirl01]

I came to the comment section to read some drama. But unfortunately I came too early. Its like lonely being the first y'all 😥 UPDATE: thanks for the likes fam. I feel better now. 😌

[@AltaMay11]

😂 😂 😂

[@darwinayala9392]

Same!!

[@lybug]

ikr sis

[@SamoanObsidian]

I'm so sorry. Literally 😌

[@maryperry6573]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BeatriceMedia]

I’m black British and I’m never said the N word in my life. So I’m really confused why anyone would want to say it, irrespective of the colour that they are. Especially since has the word has held and still holds a lot of negative, emotional and demeaning connotations. And secondly, to Amanda’s point about rappers or black artists using the N word to speak about their black experience. I don’t agree and it’s a big stretch. So every single black artist that’s used the N word in their song is using it to speak about their black experience? Of course not! I think that if we want people to stop saying the N word, we as black people should lead by example and stop saying the word ourselves. Yes, we can argue that it won’t stop people saying the word in “private” areas but it sure would stop scenarios like this. Maybe I’m wrong but🤷🏾‍♀️

[@charlikuran286]

I totally agree I'm British too and it's such an uncomfortable word that i don't even want to say it.

[@xxyyywumpx]

It’s not a British word it’s an American one and has a different history. You didn’t grow up here so you CANT understand. Just like I as an American can’t understand the culture of black people in Britain

[@jacquia5897]

I totally agree. I've never used that word and I've never been called that word. I think I would be just as offended if another black person called me the N word. There is absolutely no reason for that word to be used by anyone.

[@yola8314]

I am South African and I don't understand why black Americans use the N word. In South Africa, Kaffir was used against black people and today no one is allowed to use it, it's banned... Even us black people. Those black artists are producing music they want everyone to buy but get offended when non black people sing the words incl the N word...thats ridiculous. Then they must write in the albums thier music is only for black people... Which again they will cry racism when non blacks don't buy thier music. Whole thing is just stupid

[@lasagnekiller]

I’m British too and it makes me very uncomfortable to even hear. Doesn’t sound natural, it’s just inappropriate and unnecessary.

[@Mehrunissah93]

I'm so glad, dare sayest I, that a co-host has Amanda's viewpoint on this and shared it. I may not often agree with Amanda (I haven't watched her enough to fully, fully get her), but I am with her 100% on this point.

[@humblewon5156]

The main point I want to make is, why out of that whole song, she CHOSE to post herself on a social media platform singing THAT part of the song? Again, this is coming from a person who has a pattern/history of spewing racially insensitive and offensive comments. Her act was not serendipitous, I believe it was calculated and intentional.

[@sleepnomore6065]

I just made a similar post.... I'm black. If she wasn't already problematic and was just singing a song in the privacy of her own home, whatever, but why film and share THESE LYRICS?? Like, seriously? You are LOOKING for trouble!

[@salkababou7512]

Who else ran back to watch this after hearing of Amanda officially joining the Real?

[@charnellduncan9932]

Forrreealll The real about to get a new viewer 😂

[@alisescott4650]

salka babou 🙋🏽‍♀️

[@auntmelisa8689]

The reals about to lose a whole bunch of viewers with Amanda joining and Loni possibly leaving 🤷‍♀️

[@thebossladyb1]

🙋🏾‍♀️

[@xoxohayaati]

salka babou, she’s joining??? Oh my gosh. I’m out.

[@neldajohnson5174]

Back in the day Marvin Gaye, The Jackson’s, The four tops no one said that word

[@ertfgghhhh]

Not in public

[@Sweet_Oni]

I felt that nope in my soul

[@willajones1989.]

I would love to hear any explanation as to why Gina decided to upload that specific part of the WHOLE ENTIRE song, if she was "just sing along with the lyrics"??? 🤨🤔

[@LoEaston]

And then moved her head to laugh at the end. She knew what she was doing 🙄

[@hulee1968]

@@LoEaston Exactly. That "stupid troll" knew what she was doing and anyone who is defending her is stupid as well

[@alexjames2510]

Hulee Hulee So u can call women sexist slurs like the b word but u want them to stop saying the n word 😂 double standards

[@hulee1968]

@@alexjames2510 You know what, I apologize for saying the b-word and I'm sorry if I offended anyone by saying it...... Although the word itself doesn't carry the same racist and painful past with it. The word hasn't been directly used to oppress certain individuals mainly because of the skin the were born in.

[@alexisriojas727]

Oh boohoohoo

[@LissyHTX]

I don’t get what she was trying to say about New York . You could say the same thing about Houston, Atlanta, or Los Angeles. All of them having hip hop culture and diversity

[@rainbowchampagne10]

i think bc in nyc especially people give passes to their friends to say the word bc hispanics and blacks grew up in the same 'experience'

[@AprilKeeshae888]

I think because NY is the home of hip hop and rap culture...🤷🏾‍♀️

[@xoxoxoxo9770]

I know she swears like hip hop culture is New York only 🙄

[@jonathanthompson7067]

@@rainbowchampagne10 same thing in LA but most states you won't get a pass

[@jonathanthompson7067]

@@AprilKeeshae888 that don't mean is home to Latinos to think its theirs

[@EldonMBrown]

So I guess everyone miss tamera cussing. She said she was gonna be heard today

[@shivairas6717]

EldonMBrown what she say tho?

[@PraiseBreak1020]

I'm confused; was the N-word being repeated on the show which caused the censors to block it on the audio?

[@mimia.4810]

I was shocked. I was like did Tamera curse? Or was it a mistake? I can't imagine Tam Tam doing that 😂😂

[@Shortcvke]

I wanna know what she said I heard it go silent but fill me in👀😂

[@rose2654]

Pretty sure she was singing “question”

[@kearstenw3855]

Amanda is so amazingly intelligent!!! She just gives me all kind of LIFE.

[@GlendaTheGW]

Amanda coming through with the FACTS! We’re not censoring a damn thing. Non black people shouldn’t be saying it at all. But Im not about to be the N word police every time someone says something 🙄 thats just not my vibe.

[@Aylaa382]

Glenn CoCo this is why Amanda deserves a permanent seat at that table , the only black person who speaks up for Black people on that table

[@DunDone_IT5252]

Indeed!!

[@olivero8779]

Glenn CoCo I just don't understand. If you don't want the other people to use it, it's going to be impossible for that to happen because it's in the song.

[@GlendaTheGW]

Olive Ro its definitely not impossible people just feel a way and don’t like being told what they can’t say.

[@vivianacastillo5051]

you’re part of the problem then.

[@hananburale8387]

Just don’t say it. It’s honestly not that hard.....

[@filmadcamp1512]

It´s also not hard to stop writing the word. It clearly still has power if every time someone recites your song it will offend you.

[@hananburale8387]

FilMAD Camp Honestly!!!!!! People are very quick not to use slurs against every other minority community. If you’re not black, leave it. Your oxygen supply will not suddenly deplete I PROOOOOMISE!!!😭😭😭😭

[@filmadcamp1512]

@@hananburale8387 and black people are the only people using a racial slur against itself. Singing about it in music that they are selling to others and then telling their customers not to recite THEIR lyrics. Its dumb and sets our race back years. Just like we are the only race calling our women bitches and female and other derogatory terms.

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

It isn't hard I agree. BUT if an artist puts it in a song dont expect people to not say it and part of the song. Other offensive words dont get this kind of backlash what's the difference?

[@saltandpepper2889]

Definitely agree with Amanda when it comes to New York mentality... i grew up around Hispanics, middle eastern, Caribbeans, Asian and even eastern Europeans and everyone used the word so casually that I became almost immune to it....

[@drewarnold2825]

How could they be so sensitive about the N word Yet, when colors are disrespected in public with the N word, this energy isn’t the same Yes indeed

[@ValerieAbena]

How many times must this conversation/explanation happen? What’s not clicking ?

[@rrun2life]

We (black ppl) still disaguwith each other so no one can listen to what we're saying bc we won't say anything together

[@kg-3]

Thats what irritated me so much. She kneewww people would get mad , she didn’t give af

[@alexjames2510]

LadyChaos101 Men can use Sexist Slurs like wh_res, sl_ts, c_nts, th_ts, h0s, b!tches etc and thats okay but god forbid you call them a f@qq0t then u get cancelled

[@alexjames2510]

LadyChaos101 Yet ur not triggered about men referring to u as b*tchez and h0ez, dummy

[@alexjames2510]

kaylamarie Then stop getting mad u triggered annoying weirdos

[@Gi_gi_12]

Tamara sang "I have a queeessttiioonn" she didn't cursed.

[@angelv.poturak1175]

Im learning from this events recently since I grew up outside of the US. I do enjoy the music and sometimes sing along not with the intension of hurting or diminishing any one.

[@deborah8194]

Thank God for Amanda Seales.

[@Kembo14]

or this convo would be ignorant af

[@christianzenon1290]

Who? Never Heard Of Her

[@nunya6579]

@@Kembo14 she's sounding like the dumb one in this sorry. I understand both sides but Loni has a great pointt also. Too much grey area is created and people are inconsistent about who and when it can be said

[@pacificocean7361]

@@nunya6579 for the first time ever I agreed with Lonnie I couldn't believe it

[@deborah8194]

randomness. Omg yes!! Stan Exo and Super M

[@isabellagonzalez5695]

As a non black Latina I agree with Amanda. Loni is talking about taking the n word out of songs but that is extreme censorship. People have the freedom of speech, and banning a word from being used through an expression of art (Cuz that’s what music is: art) is against the first amendment. Black people have the right to use that word in way that they want to. Non black people don’t have to say it, it’s very simple. Just like I and most Latinos would not like other groups saying racial slang words about us, why would we need to say the n word? We have no claim to it and no right.

[@newleft2254]

It's not extreme censorship, Loni just wants black people to not say it like how other cultures do not sing racial slurs in their music. I get her point. She wants her people to fight against the word like how Jewish and other minorities do.

[@20YearSoul]

@@newleft2254 it's extreme censorship because she is placing the blame of non-black people using the word on black people and calling for it's removal despite millions of black people wanting to use the word. She curses and I'm sure calls people bitches and mentions brown liquor and sex all the time which some may feels makes her illustrate angry black woman or hypersexual black women stereotypes. So it's hypocritical for her to choose one word that she doesn't use to be omitted for 'us'

[@luisnieves8242]

you are right n word.

[@avocatobigpp4249]

Black people aren't the only ones who were enslaved, colonized and discriminated against,The natives were also done the same thing,they suffered through the same thing black people have gone through,most Latinos like Gina Rodriguez are mixed and have indigenous blood,saying she can't say it cuz she isn't black and hasn't gone through the same thing is saying Native Americans didn't go colonizing

[@ceeceedior21]

We don’t care about what non blacks things

[@deem132]

WHY DO YOU NON BLACKS WANT TO SAY IT SO BAD?!?! Song or not what the hell?! It is not hard to sensor it like you would a curse word in the workplace or in front of your parent or just in general so please! Stop it!

[@kathleenrostran7987]

Dee M she ain’t wanting to say it. She was singing it lol

[@sheba1307]

Kathleen Rostran that’s not the point

[@squabblesquabble]

Because it's a popular word, and when something gets popular, it gets passed around and turn into something friendly

[@deem132]

Kathleen Rostran She said it! Y’all want to play officer technicality go right ahead but don’t bring that sh*t over here. IT CAME OUT OF HER NON BLACK MOUTH!

[@deem132]

Jalen Rozay There’s a lot of popular words that people conveniently don’t use on the day to day. Use the brain and sense that God gave you.

[@tikaarnold3131]

I agree with Lonnie on this one stop using the word period it was a word that was made to oppress us

[@gurlumustbetrippin]

No one: Tamera: I HAVE A QUESTION I HAVE A QUESTION I HAVE A QUESTION

[@a_la_drinah]

Right did she say the n word too

[@88missbeauty]

Why did she feel the need to record and post that particular part of the song????

[@willajones1989.]

I just commented this and have been wondering this for a while

[@MegaDede1212]

They do anything for clout - Offset

[@56missmusic]

Exactly, it's about the intent! She purposely only recorded the part with her saying "ni***s give me heebie jeebies" she knew what she was doing. Seales had it right.

[@kg-3]

Because she didn’t and doesn’t give af