Is it normal to be black and hate the use of the n word?

It's a fucking word. Anyone who wants to use it should be allowed to use it. You can't tell people what to say. That being said, anyone who decides to do so must do so at their own risk.

Normal, I'm white and I feel uncomfortable when people say the n word, even if they're black themselves.

I think people conveniently forget how powerful a word can be. I'm not black, so my opinion isn't really that important, but I do know that people can't just ignore the horrendously negative connotations the word has.

As a white person I find it to be confusing. Either all can say it or nobody can say it. The word in itself gives us a pitty excuse to still be separate as people. It's like Huey says on the Boondocks, "When is the right time? Where is the right place to use it? And who gets to decide?" So long as there stays a reason to be sucluded from the rest, segregation remains. Even hanging by a mere word, it lingers.

of course it's normal. it's called not being a hypocrite

There are only three possibilities:
1.Encourage everybody to use every racist word as much as possible, which might let some steam off some peoples heads and might make racist words less powerful;
2.Ban every racist word, which is impossible without immense policing effort and would make everybody feel as if they were walking on broken glass;
3.Do nothing.
Perosnally I would prefer option 1, so we can all move on from the whole racism issue.

Normal. I don't think it should be acceptable for anyone to use the word.

I don't think anyone should say that word. It should be erased from the English vocabulary

it's 2013, racism is falling a lot more into the comedic category and should only be taking lightly unless in an extreme circumstance.

I'm mixed race , i don't take massive offense at the word , but i think people should avoid using it , just like they should avoid using other words against people that would hurt them, white people have words that shouldn't be used against them either. i hate black people saying it ,it was a negative word that symbolized a period of slavery , i don't agree with people who think because your black you should use it but then are offended if i white person or any other race uses it, that's ridiculous so easier not to say it .

Anyone can choose to say it, even though the repercussions can make you seem racist.

Never will I understand why people take such offense to something as trivial as a word. I just want to scream at the top of my lungs
FU** N****** sometimes because of the bullshit that victim-complex black people attach to a word.