Dude I wish there was a word for white people as derogatory as the one for black people. And maybe you're right, maybe in any situation that word should never be used.  But, and this isn't exactly a bulletproof method, but if you ever look through "animal abuse" in the news section of google... dog fighting, starvation, hoarding, torture, etc. You're going to find way more black/brown people committing these crimes.  Additionally, the more horrific animal abuse is more often (not all the time) done by black/brown people.  The starvation/neglect cases are usually (not all the time) done by white people.  I'm sorry but as a brown person even I can accept that sometimes the shoe fits. I chalk it up to culture. Personally I'd rather be more upset that someone can earn being called such a nasty word like this person, rather than be mad at the word itself.