re: Maddie Scharfenstein, Sage Ryan and double standard of the "N-word"

What I don't understand is why does any black person let a word hurt them so bad. It's only a word, by getting so mad and hurt it impowers the word. That gives power to the dumb arse who says it. I grew up playing basketball and going to the park on Sundays which was about 90 percent black most days. I would run games all day and if I made a few shots I would talk shite. I would get called cracker,Larry bird,honkey. I just laughed in their faces and say thanks. It would piss them off more than anything. When you get mad it only impowers that word . Don't give the other person the power to do that.