went to a similar type school as OP, 80 percent black. never was an issue because i wasnt taught racism, so i didnt even know what it was until junior high. kid in junior high wore a "soith will rise again shirt", and someone asked him to turn it inside out. used n word. i watched the entire school almost give this kid a beatdown, and his eye popped out of his head. so, whens the appropriate time to use the n word?