I think the impact on minority groups is different. when Asians are called slants by white people the word carries more danger than two white friends joking about Frogs and Burgers. It is interesting that blacks had a greater chance of being called N-words by white people in the past then they do now. Despite the word blaring on rap songs, direct white on black verbal assaults using the word directly in your face is less common. Bill Maher is still employed, but the likelihood of a high number of whites using the N-word, even on satellite television is low. I think word-wise, people are policing themselves.

The current generation of minority youth appear that they can take a racial slur back from white people. I find the concept hard to believe, but they may have a point. If you do call people slants or N-words, it does create pushback. The Slants claim their word. Anyone other than an Asian using the term categorizes themselves as an outlier. The first thing that comes to mind when a white person uses slant is intimidation, not friendship. Perhaps they have taken the word back.