Oh, so as long as I don't use it as an insult? I can walk up to a group of black people and say, yo (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)s! LOL. Somehow I don't think that would go over too well. Also, I do believe that black people use the term to insult one another as well.
then I am confused by your post #1 in this thread, why the comparison to the n-word Thug represents a bad career criminal type person, not any race in particular
Chris Rock has Black Privilege, he can say whatever he likes and he'll not be affected in any way. In fact he'll be hosting next years Academy Awards. http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/entertainment/chris-rock-host-oscars-feat/