A Racist Term

Cecil Jacobs made me forget. He had announced in the schoolyard the day before that Scout Finch's daddy defended n******. I denied it, but told Jem.
"What'd he mean by sayin' that?" I asked.
"Nothing," Jem said."Ask Atticus, he'll tell you."
"Do you defend n******, Atticus?" I asked him that evening.
"Of course I do. Don't say n******, Scout. That's common."

In this part of To Kill a Mocking Bird, Scout goes to question her father Atticus about something kids and people in town in general had been saying about her father. Atticus simply responded with a bold "Of course I do". I like how Atticus also answers with "Don't say n******, Scout. That's common". It shows how he is trying to actually raise his kids right without all of the racism in their brains. I like how he says that saying n***** is common because in reality it is. Everyone says it, back then and even now but Atticus is saying you don't have to stoop so low and do what everyone else is. He's response shows the respect he has for African Americans.
When you look up the n word, you see how it's when you call someone (specifically an African American) socially,economically, and politically lower than you or ignorant. Even when looking up the word online, they tell you that the word is one of the most offensive words out there. Atticus making sure that Scout doesn't use it shows how he feels about it.
The term is racist in it's own way. Using it shows how you may feel superior over someone else. No race is superior over another.  It doesn't matter what your ethnicity is or who you are. We are all people on the same level. It shouldn't be based on the color of your skin or any of that. The lack of this term from Atticus really supports his feelings.

Thanks for reading (:
-Eileena B.