I've been called a Jap by some blacks (I'm part Asian) and have retorted by calling them niggers. This was when I was in my teens. I'd like to think that I would handle that situation better now that I'm older.Quote from Turok:
I'll call a black individual black, but not a nigger.
I'll call a homosexual individual a homosexual, but not a fag.
But of course, you can suit yourself.
JB
One of my best friends is a black guy. He told me once that he considers uneducated, vulgar, wanna-be gangsta blacks to be niggers. Same as we call such whites "white trash" or "trailer trash." Still, he didn't feel comfortable with non-black people saying "nigger" because he did not know if they were using it in the same context he was or if it was coming from a racist perspective.
There is a debate within the black community about using the term, with older types like Oprah and the Cos on one side and younger, street-cred oriented blacks like Ludacris on the other.
Personally, when I see two blacks calling each other "nigger" I automatically assume that they're the uneducated, vulgar, and wanna-be gangsta type. I've never seen two black guys in suits refer to each other like that, although I wouldn't be surprised for that to be the case between two black atheletes.