Is the "N" word going to be obsolete?
- Thread starter johnjrval424
- Start date
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Anything else you need answered while I'm still up? Just hurry, I'm getting sleepy.thetruediva said:
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Yes you did, my dear.RoseRed said:I already bumped you up today...
johnjrval424
New Member
Here is another angle - did you ever think that maybe the black community doesn't want to solve this so-called "racial" problem?
After all, if everyone got along, they wouldn't have any reason to have the media attention they get (i.e., Jackson, Sharpton, etc.). What would these people have to do all day?
Isn't it easier to just sit back and say, "I've been wronged" then to try and change the system? I think the government has done a good job of rendering assistance (MBE - Minority Business Enterprise certification in MD for government contracts; 8(a) certification with the federal government, which is for all ethnic groups OTHER than white; contract set-asides and mandates for MBE participation). This is a small drop in the bucket of the opportunities available to minorities.
Sometimes, I believe that the minorities actually feed off these stories so they can continue to complain and whine about the situation instead of doing something about it. After all, don't they promote the use of the word through rap songs, etc.? How is that helping to "solve the problem?"
Just my .02...
After all, if everyone got along, they wouldn't have any reason to have the media attention they get (i.e., Jackson, Sharpton, etc.). What would these people have to do all day?
Isn't it easier to just sit back and say, "I've been wronged" then to try and change the system? I think the government has done a good job of rendering assistance (MBE - Minority Business Enterprise certification in MD for government contracts; 8(a) certification with the federal government, which is for all ethnic groups OTHER than white; contract set-asides and mandates for MBE participation). This is a small drop in the bucket of the opportunities available to minorities.
Sometimes, I believe that the minorities actually feed off these stories so they can continue to complain and whine about the situation instead of doing something about it. After all, don't they promote the use of the word through rap songs, etc.? How is that helping to "solve the problem?"
Just my .02...
Foxhound
Finishing last
The problem I have with this is JJ is only talking about one particular racial slur used for black people. If he were worried about doing this for ALL racial slurs I might be able to get behind it. Since no mention of cracker, kike, hebe, or any other slurs, I have to sit back and call him a black elitist racist jerk.
I mean lets target the problem not the symptom. If your going to go for a ban do it for all racial slurs not just the one that offends you. Besides, where in the constitution does it say you have a right not to be offended. It doesn't, just the right to free speech.
Next they'll be banning peace signs!
JMHO
I mean lets target the problem not the symptom. If your going to go for a ban do it for all racial slurs not just the one that offends you. Besides, where in the constitution does it say you have a right not to be offended. It doesn't, just the right to free speech.
Next they'll be banning peace signs!
JMHO
He's talking specifically about use of the word in the entertainment media, where black musicians and comedians routinely use it to describe themselves and other blacks.Foxhound said:
I thought that's what he was talking about. I'll reread the article.itsbob said:
pay attemtion
LordStanley
I know nothing
johnjrval424 said:
there is a big difference. The US never used latino's, chinese and muslims as slaves.
johnjrval424
New Member
LordStanley said:
Africa sold the slaves to the US, yet they still sing their praises. Why are we being condemned for something we didn't create?
The hell they didn't. Maybe Chinese railroad workers weren't technically slaves, but they were definitely exploited and subjugated.LordStanley said: