YES I DID ! It seems that the issue of the "word"has drawn quite a bit of attention.I appreciate all of your input,and I will concede that the word CAN be used in many different ways and have many different meanings ! So back to the original question;Is it o.k. for jesse jackson to use the word nigger ? It seems that he was forgivin rather quickly,is that because he's Jesse, or Black ? Also,what context was he using the word ?