about a week ago i was over a friends house, for reasons id care not to delve into. regardless, were all chillin right. so my guy is on the fone with his old rommate, who my other friend knows. so shes asks whos on the fone, he tells her, and she replies "go tell that nigga to get off the damn fone." (mind you shes white)
now i had my hood on and i kinda raised my head and thought "did she really just say that?" so i pulled my hood back to look at her, and she had her hand over her mouth, apologies flowing.
"damn. she really did say that." i thought to myself. but in the state i was in, i really didnt care.
the next day. i was on my way home, and i couldnt stop thinkin about it.
should i have called her a racist bitch?
was i wrong for not going off on her
she said it so naturally. i wonder how often she says it.
those were the questions zooming thru my head. but then i came to a realization: who was i to tell her what she can and cant say. now that may sound real uncle tom-ish but hear me out
every single day, no matter where we are, we hear the word nigga at least once. whether its in a song, a movie, a book, or just general conversation, we hear it. we hear it so much we dont even realize it anymore. so naturally, dont you think people are going to think that its an acceptable word? take the channel TNT. they dont censor it anymore. theres a store in Kenya called Nigger, with clothing and other merchandise geared around black american culture (what they see on tv). lil jons song Real Nigga Roll Call had the word ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX TIMES. 146 times in 4 minutes! Gorilla Zoe called his song Hood Nigga. people in the malls and on the street, in plain ear shot of all cultures scream the word when they are trying to get the attention of someone they know. and you are still wondering why its thought to be acceptable?
we need to change that. if were going to bash any non black person we need to completely abolish the word. you dont hear gays going around sayin "oh shit! whats up my faggot!" have you heard a white person sayin "i cant believe that honkie did that!" do you hear hispanics saying "whats good, spic"? no these are the taboo words. words that are offensive to popular society (rightfully so) but you dont hear those demographics using those words on a daily basis. they dont say "thats our word. you cant say that" you wanna know why. because they DONT SAY IT. who are we to claim a word? what ownership do we have on it? we didnt invent it. tru it was and still is a racial slur, but that value has been depreciated because of the commonality of its usage today. so the next time you feel the need to get offended by someone saying it, think about how many times u heard it, or even said it yourself, before that person did
a few notes:
first, i only used tose other slurs in context. i hate those words. i am not racist or sexually insensitive. i simply used them as examples.
second, if i hear the word used as a term of demeaning black people, i do get offended and i do cuss them out accordingly.
third. this isnt giving non blacks a pass to say it whenever they want. all in all. its offensive no matter what your skin color is
fourth. the non-black friend was not ashley. the girl shall remain nameless.
lastly, i really want to openthis up for discussion. i want to hear ur voice on this one. everyone. white black, hispanic, EVERYONE and i think my tagged friends will open it up for CONSTRUCTIVE discussion. please note, if you start some drama on hear i will delete u as a friend. arguing is ok but keep it clean please.
till next time peace, love, and eternal happyness.
iloveyou sweetness.
now i had my hood on and i kinda raised my head and thought "did she really just say that?" so i pulled my hood back to look at her, and she had her hand over her mouth, apologies flowing.
"damn. she really did say that." i thought to myself. but in the state i was in, i really didnt care.
the next day. i was on my way home, and i couldnt stop thinkin about it.
should i have called her a racist bitch?
was i wrong for not going off on her
she said it so naturally. i wonder how often she says it.
those were the questions zooming thru my head. but then i came to a realization: who was i to tell her what she can and cant say. now that may sound real uncle tom-ish but hear me out
every single day, no matter where we are, we hear the word nigga at least once. whether its in a song, a movie, a book, or just general conversation, we hear it. we hear it so much we dont even realize it anymore. so naturally, dont you think people are going to think that its an acceptable word? take the channel TNT. they dont censor it anymore. theres a store in Kenya called Nigger, with clothing and other merchandise geared around black american culture (what they see on tv). lil jons song Real Nigga Roll Call had the word ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX TIMES. 146 times in 4 minutes! Gorilla Zoe called his song Hood Nigga. people in the malls and on the street, in plain ear shot of all cultures scream the word when they are trying to get the attention of someone they know. and you are still wondering why its thought to be acceptable?
we need to change that. if were going to bash any non black person we need to completely abolish the word. you dont hear gays going around sayin "oh shit! whats up my faggot!" have you heard a white person sayin "i cant believe that honkie did that!" do you hear hispanics saying "whats good, spic"? no these are the taboo words. words that are offensive to popular society (rightfully so) but you dont hear those demographics using those words on a daily basis. they dont say "thats our word. you cant say that" you wanna know why. because they DONT SAY IT. who are we to claim a word? what ownership do we have on it? we didnt invent it. tru it was and still is a racial slur, but that value has been depreciated because of the commonality of its usage today. so the next time you feel the need to get offended by someone saying it, think about how many times u heard it, or even said it yourself, before that person did
a few notes:
first, i only used tose other slurs in context. i hate those words. i am not racist or sexually insensitive. i simply used them as examples.
second, if i hear the word used as a term of demeaning black people, i do get offended and i do cuss them out accordingly.
third. this isnt giving non blacks a pass to say it whenever they want. all in all. its offensive no matter what your skin color is
fourth. the non-black friend was not ashley. the girl shall remain nameless.
lastly, i really want to openthis up for discussion. i want to hear ur voice on this one. everyone. white black, hispanic, EVERYONE and i think my tagged friends will open it up for CONSTRUCTIVE discussion. please note, if you start some drama on hear i will delete u as a friend. arguing is ok but keep it clean please.
till next time peace, love, and eternal happyness.
iloveyou sweetness.
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