I'm not black, but I do see the repercussions of this word. Some people can use it freely and be ok. Others use it and get sued, lose their jobs or worse. But for anyone to understand what this word used to mean and what it means now, we gotta start from the beginning.
Nigga comes from the word nigger, which comes from the word Niger which is latin for "Black" as in the color. It can be an insult or a greeting, depending on the context and sadly to say, to skin color. Some people ask why I say this, well for the simple fact we should all have the same rights to say anything we want and if one race gets punishment for saying something, all the other races should be penalized too. If this can't be done, then why try to make a crusade against it. (Yes, I said crusade. Sorry to all those really religious people). I remember when Don Imus said those things about those black girls from the basketball team. Sure he was wrong in saying it, no doubt about it but, if a black person said it, I'm sure he would'nt have been punished to that extent.
One of the principles that the civil rights movements based their beliefs on, is equality for all, saying the black man and the white man should be treated equally. Isn't different punishment for the same thing based on race totally the opposite of what Martin Luther King said and preached? I've seen white kids get slapped for saying 'nigga'. Wasn't used in a derogatory way. He was saying hi to a black kid and BOOM, smacked right across the face, just because he's white.
If using this kind of language is a way for different races to band together then let it be. I'm sick and tired of preachers like Al Sharpton making a living off the publics sentiment. Him being a preacher, he should know better.
The word nigger is not gonna be eradicate it. I think of it like a major religion or a large gang. There is a habitat and right conditions for it to grow. "Black people say it all the time", they do and thats why others think it's ok. I love when rappers say OTHER artists need to clean up their lyrics and videos and don't get me wrong, we've come along way from the likes of Tip Drill but if a rapper goes platinum, and he says nigga in every song, that means 1,000,000 people are gonna hear it, plus people from the radio and illegal downloads. How are people supposed to know it's bad? How do people plan to stop it.
I say, if society itself if obviously not ready to stop using the word nigga, embrace it or keep it in and get ulcers.
We have a black president, it's time for change.
Nigga comes from the word nigger, which comes from the word Niger which is latin for "Black" as in the color. It can be an insult or a greeting, depending on the context and sadly to say, to skin color. Some people ask why I say this, well for the simple fact we should all have the same rights to say anything we want and if one race gets punishment for saying something, all the other races should be penalized too. If this can't be done, then why try to make a crusade against it. (Yes, I said crusade. Sorry to all those really religious people). I remember when Don Imus said those things about those black girls from the basketball team. Sure he was wrong in saying it, no doubt about it but, if a black person said it, I'm sure he would'nt have been punished to that extent.
One of the principles that the civil rights movements based their beliefs on, is equality for all, saying the black man and the white man should be treated equally. Isn't different punishment for the same thing based on race totally the opposite of what Martin Luther King said and preached? I've seen white kids get slapped for saying 'nigga'. Wasn't used in a derogatory way. He was saying hi to a black kid and BOOM, smacked right across the face, just because he's white.
If using this kind of language is a way for different races to band together then let it be. I'm sick and tired of preachers like Al Sharpton making a living off the publics sentiment. Him being a preacher, he should know better.
The word nigger is not gonna be eradicate it. I think of it like a major religion or a large gang. There is a habitat and right conditions for it to grow. "Black people say it all the time", they do and thats why others think it's ok. I love when rappers say OTHER artists need to clean up their lyrics and videos and don't get me wrong, we've come along way from the likes of Tip Drill but if a rapper goes platinum, and he says nigga in every song, that means 1,000,000 people are gonna hear it, plus people from the radio and illegal downloads. How are people supposed to know it's bad? How do people plan to stop it.
I say, if society itself if obviously not ready to stop using the word nigga, embrace it or keep it in and get ulcers.
We have a black president, it's time for change.
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