"is it always poor taste for a white person to say 'nigga' in the company..."
of niggas?
or is it okay if they are re-telling a story that condemns the word?
for example.
white woman at the bar talking to a black man: 'oh my god, can you believe my co-worker kept calling people nigga?! I couldn't believe it. I had to tell that bitch to stop' - *righteous smirk*
as the black person, do you take issue with this stranger at the bar?