How offensive is this?

I was working on lyrics last night, that included the word 'wigger' as part of the tag line. My spouse was of the opinion that if we performed a song using that word, the up-north folks that make up our usual audience would kick the crap out of us.

How offensive do you find that word?

I think that's one of those words that everybody knows but doesn't think applies to them--like bumpkin, trailer trash, etc. Use it freely. Unless your song articulates what qualifies one as a wigger, in which case you will get in trouble.

Unless your celebrating the Wigger lifestyle, a la "Redneck Woman". Hold on--that's a great idea for a song--"Wigger Man". Back off---it's mine.

No worries, mine is about teenage boys working as meth mules on snowmobiles up here in the forest.

I see nothing wrong with "wigger".

It's just a word. The funy thing to me is that the "n-word" would literally get me banned for life or killed.

Is this what it's come to?

Asking "permission" for creative expression?

nigger/wigger/whitey/jap/kike/jewboy/slope/honkey/whitebread/wasp/hebe

I'm a man

You wanna be my brother? Step up.

It's just a word.

B

Depends on the context. If it is not used in a gratuitous, pandering sort of way, it could be fine. Does it need to be there to make your point, or is it just something that rhymes with 'trigger'?

Also, do we need to worry about being objectionable? David Allen Coe is objectionable to me, but he is also very popular, so some people dig his stuff. My advice, dont write according to who you think may be listening, write what you feel you need to say.