Kids are dropping the N-Word

[fromteenageeyes]

@nathanstrong Hate these dumb ass BuzzFeed clickbait threads

 

[katrina2017]

@nathanstrong Yeah, I would explain to them what “n-word” truly means to the public and why saying that is actually worse than saying newb…

 

[lovemycountrykid]

@nathanstrong Mods, we need to sort out these stupid clickbait titles. OP, you know you have to explain to your 7yr old what the real word means in an appropriate manner. Nothing wrong with playing games with some boundaries.

 

[lfanswers]

@nathanstrong Wait gotta be clear. So the kids are calling each other the N word, or they are saying “n word”?

 

[perfect786]

@lfanswers Seems like they are literally saying "n word" which they mean to refer to noob, the word they were told not to say

 

[nathanstrong]

@perfect786 Bingo, from trying to keep them from using n00b as an insult I unwittingly opened up a much worse can of worms.

 

[blackandgold]

@nathanstrong As parents, we’ve all been there in one way or another before. My sympathies!

From a purely humorous standpoint, I’d try to get them to use “neophyte” instead of “noob” moving forward. Might as well increase their vocabulary while they’re insulting each other .

Good luck!

 

[alcwj]

@nathanstrong Saying "n-word"in public is going to get them in a lot hotter water than n00b.

 

[2soulsearch]

@nathanstrong Don’t make a big deal of it and it will go away hopefully sooner rather than later.

However, you may have to explain why they can’t say n-word lol.

 

[jdhgrace]

@nathanstrong No offense, and spoken as a gamer. Your kids are too young for games with social components and it's ludicrous not to foresee this as a possible result of breaking that seal. Even if the actual n word was not spoken, you came way closer than you'd like to think.

 

[wunderful12]

@nathanstrong What is the issue with noob bro lighten tf up. My daughter learned the real N word from one of her little friends at school and that was an interesting and fairly heavy conversation for an 8 year old

 

[katrina2017]

@nathanstrong What in the actual fuck.

 

[azdsweets]

@nathanstrong Not funny man...

 

[nathanstrong]

@azdsweets Not meant to be funny. The interesting thing is that there was a time not too long ago when raising kids to be oblivious to race was the goal. It would be tough for me to be apologetic about my kids not knowing racial slurs.

 

[beebert]

@nathanstrong They mean it’s not funny because your title is clickbaity

 

[d10sfan]

@beebert Did you read the entire post? He goes on to say his kids are literally saying the N-word and not noob as he mentions earlier.

 

[honza]

@d10sfan Which is why the title is clickbait

 

[cheapwifey]

@honza It's meant to be funny. You expect one thing and it's another thing. It's as clickbaity as a dad joke. It's a relatable story of a dad trying to navigate a difficult word with his young children. Clickbait isn't everything that isn't exactly what you expect.

 

[d10sfan]

@honza I may be confused because I read it that they are saying The N-word and not just saying N-word to each other.

 

[honza]

@d10sfan They are saying “n-word” not saying the N-word. They are subbing n-word for newb because dad doesn’t like that word. The problem is n-word refers to the racial slur.