The complexities behind the word, wigger, is determined by the context it is used in, as well as various social and cultural implications. As Roediger notes, in his primary notice of the term, it was used as a slur denoting “‘black-influenced’ styles and friendships with African Americans” (85) However, as contradictory as it seems, the meaning of wigger remained as“‘white nigger’ but [in the sense of a] nigger in the rehabilitated sense prolifer[ated] in rap [culture]” (Roediger 86) It also speaks of the slang pronunciation and context that “signals the same sort of inclusion as a greeting ‘That’s my nigga’ might” entail (Roediger 86)–it brings a sense of sentiment and closeness, which juxtaposes the stereotypical intrusive slur as mentioned