well some people tried to take this in a historical sort of way. I mean, slave owners in the past, used to call their slaves niggers. So, in relation to the past, this offends them, even NOW. But i say, forget the past, live your lives as of now, look at all the good, screw the bad, i mean, all of us have had some pretty tough times, but as time progresses, we learn to overcome it, and eventually forget it.