Erin; Re; Name Calling: Please note that only a certain *class* of Black people permit, use and accept using the N-Word in the manner you refer to. Personally, I refer to these folks usually as "ignorant ghetto trash" /;0) That word, IMVHO, is offensive no matter the context (kind of like the old Richard Pryor joke about pronouncing the N-Word, i.e. "if you get your ass kicked you know you got it right" :0J...

My Dad (GRHS) claimed the term refers to the wider hip structure of the average female vs. the narrower hipped male. Simple...And yes, I'm very "broad minded" /;0)