I guess one would identify with their culture better, but even then, you're on this forum to identify and relate with the forum regardless of culture.

If people want to use the word "nigger" just because they're now allowed to doesn't make it right either. because then it's now cultural appropriation, and forum members would want to use this word regardless of their own culture when it's known to be downplayed in real life.

The word is known to be a harmful bad word depending on the context in real life, of course, but that's the slang terminology, but if you think about the word itself and what it meant back in the 1730's, it was a harmful word. So i disagree with this, but not completely.

I must say that "cultural appropriation" is the weakest argument I have seen on the topic. On the internet I am not black or white or muslim or jew or anything else until I identify as otherwise. Their is no cultural appropriation on the internet because the internet is its own culture. Other cultures influence it but it is unique.

Also, I think it is ridiculous, particularly on the internet, to complain a specific point of one countries history and let it affect all of culture. The Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Danish, and English all had more slaves over a longer period that The USA, several starting before it was The USA was formed. All slaves are industrial tools, and there are still slaves today. Here's the real kicker though, can I say "What is up my Negro?"? it is the appropriate word.

This is exactly my point. Relate to this forum's internet culture if you are a part of it, and depending from what part of the internet people are from shows how much one tosses the word "nigger" around just for shits and giggles. ya dig? and this forum doesn't want to associate with that part of internet culture which is understandable.

We all know the internet is a horde of different moralities and opinions, right? Some parts of the internet culture decide it's okay to break all the social rules set by people because, "It's the internet, nobody should give a crap." Yes, it's good in some ways, breaking the social mold people have created, but I believe they've taken it too far. Some people will call someone a "Dirty Jew" or a "Dirty nigger" There comes a point where people will press their boundaries and take it to these extremes, and to stay far away from that it's best to remove the option altogether.

Sometimes people on the internet fail to see that opinions do matter to an extent. If one has a harmful opinion, that's when it gets dismissed, but obviously if it's an insult or considered offensive to someone's culture or a collective, it will be more offensive because more people are involved. I believe a majority of people on this forum still believe this word to be offensive. If you can prove to me otherwise I wouldn't mind this idea.

TL; DR:
I strongly believe a majority of people on this forum still believe this word to be offensive and/or unwelcome. If you can prove to me otherwise I wouldn't mind this idea.