That makes about as much sense as this: http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs13/300W/f/2007/089/e/2/Complete_and_Utter_nonsense_by_Lackia.jpg
Shouldn't be used by anyone/on anyone.
negre = niger = nig ger = negro
The word simply means "black", but we've since turned it into a racial slur. For that reason alone, its use is simply unacceptable, especially so when black people themselves use it.
And no, I won't say African-American because that's both presumptuous and ignorant.
negre = niger = nig ger = negro
The word simply means "black", but we've since turned it into a racial slur. For that reason alone, its use is simply unacceptable, especially so when black people themselves use it.
And no, I won't say African-American because that's both presumptuous and ignorant.
How many whites were captured, sold as slaves, and lynched?
Yeah.... KINDA a little bit of difference in history there
The president of the National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE) came to my school last semester and was giving a presentation on Africn Americans in college and their history in general. Since the director of my program was the local head of NSBE, she told us that we were all to attend. I'm glad I did, it was a very informative presentation.
Toward the end, he turned to us all, thanked those of us that were white for coming, but that this next bit was strictly for the african americans in the crowd, specifically the young black men.
He started up a slideshow, pictures from different time periods, including a couple take just the night before. He had just gotten into town and was at a Hold'em tournament that the school was holding. While he was there, he heard quite a few young black men, some of them members of NSBE calling each other N*****, as if it was a term of endearment, like brother or friend.
"I want to show you young men exactly what a N***** is, what that word really means" and he put up a slide of a young black couple that had been lynched "That's a N*****", then he switched to one where a women had been burned and then cut open "That's a N*****", he just kept jumping through the slides, 10-12 of them, everytime saying "That's a N*****". "That's what they would call them when they killed these people, N*****, they said."
So, it isn't just that it was someone in slavery, it was someone that was considered to be less than human, hell, less than most animals. There were plenty of bigots back in the day that treated their dogs better than they treated black people. So to say that it is analogous to redneck is just plain wrong.
Toward the end, he turned to us all, thanked those of us that were white for coming, but that this next bit was strictly for the african americans in the crowd, specifically the young black men.
He started up a slideshow, pictures from different time periods, including a couple take just the night before. He had just gotten into town and was at a Hold'em tournament that the school was holding. While he was there, he heard quite a few young black men, some of them members of NSBE calling each other N*****, as if it was a term of endearment, like brother or friend.
"I want to show you young men exactly what a N***** is, what that word really means" and he put up a slide of a young black couple that had been lynched "That's a N*****", then he switched to one where a women had been burned and then cut open "That's a N*****", he just kept jumping through the slides, 10-12 of them, everytime saying "That's a N*****". "That's what they would call them when they killed these people, N*****, they said."
So, it isn't just that it was someone in slavery, it was someone that was considered to be less than human, hell, less than most animals. There were plenty of bigots back in the day that treated their dogs better than they treated black people. So to say that it is analogous to redneck is just plain wrong.
I never understood "African-American." They're Americans aren't they? When someone cares enough to know where my home country is I'll care enough to know where theirs is. It's mighty presumptuous to assume that all black people are from Africa.
I tried to find a link to a clip from south park that relates to this situation (and no, it's not the "great person Guy" episode), but I was unsuccessful, so I linked the full episode.
Just fast-forward to 9:45
http://www.southparkzone.com/e...South-Park-is-Gay.html
Just fast-forward to 9:45
http://www.southparkzone.com/e...South-Park-is-Gay.html
I always thought it was odd that word seems somewhat related to the country name Nigeria. Correlation? /shrug
The double standard is very annoying... it's ok to call everyone else racist names but zomg .. say the N word and people completely flip. I don't really enjoy being called a beloved patriot.. or a cracker, or a mobster ... and people mistake me for nationalities that I am not all the time. There are people who hate in all races... but I just don't get the exceptional useage of the N word in particular.
Oh and.. IMO....Stop calling each other that if you don't want people to think it's ok to call you by that word!
The double standard is very annoying... it's ok to call everyone else racist names but zomg .. say the N word and people completely flip. I don't really enjoy being called a beloved patriot.. or a cracker, or a mobster ... and people mistake me for nationalities that I am not all the time. There are people who hate in all races... but I just don't get the exceptional useage of the N word in particular.
Oh and.. IMO....Stop calling each other that if you don't want people to think it's ok to call you by that word!
No one says Italian-American, Australian-American, etc. This political correctness bullshit has to go, because it in itself is racist. Why single out a race and clarify on the difference? If you live in the U.S., you're American. Black American if you wanna be a dick about it.
I would consider them a thief. Would you call the police to report a n*****ing or a theft?
O/P go find the classiest, most educated, "not so bottom of the barrel" African American and call them a n***** to their face. If you get away with only appearing extremely ignorant consider yourself lucky.
thats true we don't call asians --- Asian americans
or south american latinos........south american americans....
nah a thief is too good. A thief can be someone that robs a bank or something like that. But to steal from someone you know a friend even who invites you into there home is a different type of POS human being.
So should I be called a German-American, or a Hungarian-American? How about Euro-mutt American.. I like that one best. LOL
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