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I personally feel the worst you can do is not teach your children what they are supposed to do or say if someone calls them the N word.
Having grown up in a AA family, we were taught exactly what to do if it happened. My mother's advice was do not even respond because that is not your name and you are not N's. My father got angry and said to ball up your fist and pop 'em. My parents tried... but my point is that parents (no matter their race) can help their AA children by
giving them some things they can say to the child who called them the N word.
Knowing what to do can make a child feel empowered instead of feeling helpless or confused or leave them naive as to what the word really is.
My 2 cents.
--AdrienneG
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