I think you should test your hypothesis.
But seriously talk to someone aware enough and they’ll tell you there is a difference.
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I am not going to call black folks “nigga.” Maybe this is acceptable where you are but it isn’t acceptable in California for some white person to walk up to a black person and do that. Seriously, I’d get my ass kicked.
Are we really two white dudes discussing whether it is ok to call black people “nigga” seriously?
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Just FYI - mister rogers giving the finger is not some random cultural grab. He was a pioneer in childrens television, and taught a lot of kids a lot about not using words like nigger, or words like “awesome” sarcastically, friend. 
I’m quite sure that I wouldn’t been able to use a distinguishable and distinct pronunciation reproducable…
Taking the time to read the various comments, those that support the girls supposed “free speech rights” and those that don’t, made my head woozy! Why we as a society have difficulty in calling spade a spade in 2016 mixed with convoluted reasoning to support bad behavior is astounding. The girls clearly wanted to gain their five minutes of fame and whether or not they will turn into lifelong racists is up to them. The point is folks, racism is not funny, nor is it cute! Somewhere, probably in he same high school campus is a black girl, shunned by the cute white girls, made fun of because of her race! But that’s okay, just like it is okay for Trump doodle to state; “I could shoot and kill someone right here in NYC and not lose single vote”. The black girl will grow up with emotional but The Don will continue to insult and regal with impunity!
It smells a bit of petrol, though.
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I never said that. YOU said that. I was discussing differences between the meanings of the words. And if you HAD READ the meanings, you would understand that in order to be able to even use the word nigga, you would need to be a close associate to someone else. And even then, you’d better be sure they know what you are talking about.
The point is, people are misunderstanding the difference in usage of that word that people are meaning with each other and through music. They might be saying the word, and you are not hearing it right, you are hearing the epithet thinking it is the epithet, when it’s a term of affection among compatriots. Are you a compatriot or a cultural appropriator?
TBH, it’s less about the pronunciation, and more about the context. It’s a fucked up word, but there are subtleties that I’m trying to educate y’all on. This is true. I am not making this shit up.
but if the main difference is context the situation discussed in the OP is fucked-up anyway: I don’t see any contextual rationale for a handful of shirts displaying NI**A
Now that really isn’t the preferred nomenclature.
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Which I don’t think actually exist…at least not for white folks. What black folks do amongst themselves is their community and business. White wannabes don’t get to use “nigga” at black people. Nope.
Is this something you, personally, have done and gotten away with?
Where (other than you saying it is so)?
Citation needed.
I know you probably think I’m being all difficult and shit but I really do think you’re just outright incorrect here.
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I h8 racism…especially NASCAR.
[disclaimer: I’m not the grammatically challenged author of this meme]
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I hope you won´t think of the cookie monster as just some random dude giving you the finger when I get him to do it. That would be insulting.
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Nor should there be. Both NIA and NIER are fucked up words, they should have done neither.
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That’s immaterial here. My opinion is that people should not be using either of these murky terms at all. I see no practical or positive use for either of them.
Go ahead, think what you want - I cannot stop you. But there IS a difference.
And… you should also entertain yourself with this…
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Apparently you haven’t used Snapchat much either! Copying a screenshot of what is sent is quite common, especially among teens. They know and even expect that at least some of what they send will be copied and forwarded to others.
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