What happens when an Essence interviewer finds herself stuck in a discussion with singer KeKe Wyatt, who was accused of stabbing her husband at age 18, about her racial identity and how her white mother used to call her and her brothers “nigga?”

Nothing good.

If you don’t believe me, read the evidence after the jump.

Essence.com: Wow. So she didn�t want you to watch Roots, but she referred to you and your brother with the N-word? Do you think it�s time for her to stop using it?

K.W.: People should feel free to say what they want to say as long as they don�t use it to hurt other people. I don�t think �n—a� is a bad word. I don�t think it�s directed toward people of color. Now, the word �n—er,� if you call me that, I will kick your a– because now you�re trying to be nasty and hurt my feelings. It depends on how you�re using it.

Essence.com: But do you really think there’s enough of a distinction between the two to make exceptions?

K.W.: Yes, because back in the day they were saying it with the “er�” on the end. I think it�s just like saying Negro, because the word in the dictionary it means “ignorant person.”

Essence.com: Yes, and many people still believe that “ignorant people” equals “Black people.”

K.W.: At the end of the day, you’re the one who is ignorant. I don’t think people should use the word so much. I hate how everyone thinks that Black people are beneath them, even Asians, Whites and …Mexicans. No, I’m not all Black, but I definitely stand up for the Black people. They’ve had it rough, they can’t help the fact that they’re skin is dark, or that their nose is a lil’ wider or that the curls in their hair might be tighter. I don�t think that it�s fair for people who look like me—the light skin, pointy nose and pretty hair—to think that dark-complected people are any less than them. Who am I? I’m not better than you. I breathe the same air and I bleed the same blood. Nobody is better than anybody else. We are all in this struggle called life. I think brown skin is beautiful because people like me have to lay out in the sun to try and look like you. My best friends are Black - I mean, Black-Black - and I think thats so beautiful. I think that’s why I decided to make my children Black…I could have married a White dude and my kids probably would have looked completely White. That�s not what I wanted. Now, they can go outside and get a for-real tan (laughs). I think Black is beautiful. I stand for the African-American people until the day I die.

Oh, if only the conversation had stuck to singing, I would have a few more brain stells than I do now. If we all thought things through as well as Ms. Wyatt has, we would definitely achieve racial harmony.