Why do you care what we call each other? and the word is "nigga", there is a very big difference. Truth be told the saying has crossed into the main stream and it freaks me out. We as a race of people have taken a word that was created to put us down and changed it into something that is a part of our culture. As a way of saying Hello, like those of us who are from the south "who say what up cuz" it is a form of slag, nothing more nothing less. and you seem to be more upset that you cannot call a African American person out of their name rather than if African Americans are degrading one another with this word. Yes i get upset when some batty ass 2pc pt calls me all types of niggers no matter what the race. i also get upset when i hear young kids like whats up my nigga. it makes me scratch my head like what the hell is going on here, has everyone lost their mind, but then i realize that hip hop is apart of American culture so it is only a matter of time before these kids are imitating what they see and hear. The fact is the flag may be offensive to some regardless of the motive of the person displaying it. This may be hard for some to understand but its the way things are. We live in America a country where people are offended by the way you dress, and the way you look and they are welcome to voice their opinions. that's what makes this country great.