Quote Originally Posted by poop
Never said it has to mean the same to all black people. But my understanding is what I've said before: A black person using that word when speaking to another black person can do so without any implied racism. This is somewhat logical since most people aren't racist against their own race. A white person can use it when speaking to another white person without any implied racism because they are both of the same race and the same reasoning applies. But when a white person says it to a black person then (depending on other elements of the context) it often has a racist connotation.
How about if a black person says it to a white person?