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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
I think the problem is that you are looking at a commercial business and trying to push that onto an entire race. Rap songs are for the young things of all races. Please don’t mistake that for the general public. There are millions of people who are terribly offended by the word period, no matter who says it. I am one of those people.
If you meet some young man who curses like a sailor, wears his pants two sizes too small, and likes to call people “nigga,” understand that he is one of the ignorant ones who needs prayer, guidance and an education. I look at those young men and women with pity and sorrow.
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Bill Cosby would approve
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I do sympathize with NVash though -
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Originally Posted by NVash
Im against rewriting this book. I havent read all of these posts but I just wanted to drop in and ask something here. Is anyone aware that the infamous 'n-word' doesnt refer to just African Americans?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Nigger
Take a look at definition number 2, the slang version under '-noun'. I believe thats the way everyone is using it now, especially African Americans. Does that change anything? No, not really. I guess its a hard thing to discuss because everyone seems to okay with throwing it at someone right until someone throws it right at them. And dont let that guy be Caucasian. Its a horrible double standard IMHO. |
To confuse things even more, what about someone who is neither white (caucasian is ethnically inaccurate though is
is a commonly accepted label) nor black? And no, I don't mean Michael Jackson
. Say, someone like me, who is brown (east Indian - dots to be precise
). What about the famous scene in
Rush Hour where Jackie Chan uses it as a term of greeting?
I sincerely don't know, although I can honestly say that I've never felt the slightest urge to use the word
.