the "n" bomb, nigga and nigger Options

[fameONE]

I'm not angry, so please keep that in mind while reading this...

Due to the recent trend of people using the "n" word in such a nonchalant manner and due to my recent discontent with letting it slide, I'm making this known.

Don't use the word... at all. I don't care if you're joking, I don't care if you're serious, don't say it.

To my fellow Afro-Americans; we, as a people, have fought long and hard in this country to make it known that a) that word is an unacceptable insult and b) its a sign of blatant racism. The more and more we perpetuate such a word, the more people of other cultures will begin to use it in such a playful manner. Saying, "thats OUR word," is just as bad as saying it in a derogatory manner. Don't say it. Wonder why there's a white kid from Iowa sitting on his computer calling people, "my nigga," well, more than likely, its because you keep saying it. Or does it strike you as odd that a welloff asian kid who thinks he's a 'kangsta' uses "nigga" in his rhymes? 9 times out of 10, its because you keep saying it. Solution: don't say it.

To my humanoid brothers and sisters; you're not cool by dropping the N bomb. Furthermore, as much as you think you can say it without it being a big deal, you are offending someone. And by offense, I'm not talking about being 'rubbed the wrong way,' I'm talking about being reminded that racism still exists and by using the N word in such a glorified context, you're mocking a history of hardships. Just because you hear 50 Cent or Ludacris say it in their rhymes doesn't it make it any more acceptable. If you hear one of your black friends say it, that still doesn't give you the right to. Even if they say, "I don't care if you say it," that doesn't make it ok. Take into consideration that they're probably just as ignorant as you are. Bottom line; don't say it.

To the racists (believe me, I know they're here); Instead of threatening to take your life by going the Malcolm X route [AK-47s and Sawed Offs], I'm going to simpley and politely ask that you not use the word. If you're a close-minded racist and you can't get over the fact that times have changed and society is evolving, then keep your goddamned mouths shut. If you really feel so compelled to call someone a "nigger," do so... but do it in a group of gang members in the Traps of Atlanta.

To everyone; this isn't just an issue within the black community. Don't stand for words like chink, spic, wetback, ginny, etc. Its wrong. The more these words are used, the more racial slurs are encouraged and the more we digress as a society.

Thanks,
The Don

[illumineering]

You people act like it was some big war you all participated in.

Yes, it was the Civil War.

What are your views on the Holocaust? I guess that wasn't "real" either.

[sikdragon]

Yes, it was the Civil War.

What are your views on the Holocaust?  I guess that wasn't "real" either.

the civil war had almost nothing to do with slavery. It was about money and how the country should be runned. Slavery was just a foot note.

[*disco infiltrator*]

the civil war had almost nothing to do with slavery. It was about money and how the country should be runned. Slavery was just a foot note.

LOL Are you kidding me?! First off, "how the country should be runned" is incredibly bad grammar. You might need to go back to school before summer's over.

Second of all, the Civil War was completely about slavery. The south receded because Abraham Lincoln was elected and they knew he was an abolishonist. They wanted slavery to stay in tact. What in it was about money at all?

Back to school for you, bucko.

[*Azarel*]

Second of all, the Civil War was completely about slavery. The south receded because Abraham Lincoln was elected and they knew he was an abolishonist. They wanted slavery to stay in tact. What in it was about money at all?

... Sorry to burst your bubble, Sammi, but Lincoln led the Union into the Civil War against the Confederacy to "preserve the Union," and as sikdragon said, slavery was just a footnote. After all, as far as I can recall from my AP US class, Lincoln didn't say anything about ending slavery in the North. You'll learn about it when you take US History in high school.