rixi wrote: idk i think u need to research the history on individual words to see where the word originated. as a white person i can't speak on this completely but at least that's what i do. some things that are aave are acceptable to say by white people so long as it's not used incorrectly or in a way that mocks black culture, and so long as u understand the history behind it. anything that is used against poc because of their skin colour shouldn't be in ur vocab tho
(this is just the information i've gathered from my research, reading and watching videos by people of colour. it may well be wrong but it's the answer that seems to come up the most. if in doubt, don't use a word <3)