lox, imo, your statement would have been more accurate if you had said that some Black people tried to or are trying to reclaim the N word* and perhaps for some of those people some or all of the offensiveness was removed from that word.

However, for me and I believe for most African Americans at this time, the offensiveness has not been removed and probably cannot be removed from that N word. Everytime I read it, I cringe.

*I'll not write it, but you know which word I mean.