Those saying his use of the word was fine seem to be ignoring the different connotations of the N-word ending with an "a" vs. an "er". When I see a kid who other posts have shown has some definitely bigoted views on the trans community say "sup N-word" with a hard "er" I have a hard time thinking that this is meant to be a "'sup dude" kind of use. Rather, I think it's obvious he's using it in a "'sup loser" ribbing kind of way. Similar to when people would say "'sub gaylord" or something like that to their friends. Now obviously the act of ribbing a friend is not inherently bad in my mind, but the terms you use to insult one another can be hurtful to other groups even if that's not your intention. Similar to how one shouldn't say something is "gay" when what they mean is "bad" or "lame" because that comes with the implicit understanding that gay is synonymous with bad and that might not be how you mean it, but it's an easy and obvious interpretation that you should see coming a mile away if you give your words any thought at all. People decry the "PC" culture, but honestly for the most part it boils down to "don't be an asshole" and you'll be fine. Sure it can go too far, but I think this particular application of it was totally fine.
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