Being serious for a moment, and maybe its different in different places…

Outside of polite company, and perhaps in public in general… Is a white person saying the “n” word that uncommon? I don’t use it myself( same with the “c” word for females), but I’ve heard it enough times by guys around my age (16-25) that it doesn’t exactly raise the hairs on my neck…

Seriously, this “gasp, white person using the n word!” almost sounds academic to me. But I’m completely willing to admit that I might be in the minority.