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billege · 09-17-2005, 08:48 PM

From one view point: she wrote the label thousands of blacks use on a daily basis, to refer to each other, on the girl's head.

She did in writing, what thousands do verbally each day. Had it been done with intelligence and purpose in mind (with an adult, and willing "canvass"), it could have been a powerful artistic statement. One that someone could use to make a point about blacks-calling-blacks "nigger."

(I don't believe I'm required to put * in place of letters. Either you can discuss the word without only pretending to type it, or you can't. I choose "can."

BTW: I note jorgelito used a * only when replacing letters in the word "nigger," but in none of the other slurs. Not to single him out, but to make my point plainly, that's really stupid, isn't it? As if "nigger" is more offensive than "spic," "chink," "wop," or any of the other slurs listed. I think, if one is on the recieving end, any of those would be pretty offenesive. )

I didn't have to watch "Coach Carter" to realize that slurs are slurs, no matter who is voicing it. Though, in a populist format, the movie did make it plain that "nigger" though applied by blacks to blacks, does not make its use okay.

Back to the post's point though:

Did the woman commit an abusive act? I wouldn't go so far as to call it "abuse," but its certainly far from anything correct. She's said to be a pretty dense lady. Maybe she didn't get the memo passed to most neo-racially sensitive white people that using "nigger" is the: Big Sin, the One Word You Can't Use Beause You're White.

(Don't worry folks, there's still a long list of slurs you can type, and sometimes even say! It's "nigger" you have to put *'s in, because somehow it's soooo evil, it can't even be seen in it's entirety. Also, you're showing just how deeply you empathise with the black american experiance with that *.)

It's certainly not a good word, and it goes pretty high on my personal list of words not to use. But, like I said, you can discuss it, and handle it in print, or you can't.

The lady wrote it on a kid's head. Apparently, that poor kid has heard that, and worse, applied to herself.

It's very sad, and it's very common. I hope that the little girl, and those around her, learn from this. It is just a word, but it's one that embodies all of America's guilt, shame, hate, rage, when it comes to our past sins of slavery. Sins we've never really acknowledged, or as a nation, apologized for. I hope the woman who wrote it somehow is educated to understand why "nigger" embodies all that; and, why it goes in the: "oh my god was that a stupid, insensative, just plain wrong, thing to do" catagory.

09-17-2005, 08:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
billege Watcher Location: Ohio	From one view point: she wrote the label thousands of blacks use on a daily basis, to refer to each other, on the girl's head. She did in writing, what thousands do verbally each day. Had it been done with intelligence and purpose in mind (with an adult, and willing "canvass"), it could have been a powerful artistic statement. One that someone could use to make a point about blacks-calling-blacks "nigger." (I don't believe I'm required to put * in place of letters. Either you can discuss the word without only pretending to type it, or you can't. I choose "can." BTW: I note jorgelito used a * only when replacing letters in the word "nigger," but in none of the other slurs. Not to single him out, but to make my point plainly, that's really stupid, isn't it? As if "nigger" is more offensive than "spic," "chink," "wop," or any of the other slurs listed. I think, if one is on the recieving end, any of those would be pretty offenesive. ) I didn't have to watch "Coach Carter" to realize that slurs are slurs, no matter who is voicing it. Though, in a populist format, the movie did make it plain that "nigger" though applied by blacks to blacks, does not make its use okay. Back to the post's point though: Did the woman commit an abusive act? I wouldn't go so far as to call it "abuse," but its certainly far from anything correct. She's said to be a pretty dense lady. Maybe she didn't get the memo passed to most neo-racially sensitive white people that using "nigger" is the: Big Sin, the One Word You Can't Use Beause You're White. (Don't worry folks, there's still a long list of slurs you can type, and sometimes even say! It's "nigger" you have to put 's in, because somehow it's soooo evil, it can't even be seen in it's entirety. Also, you're showing just how deeply you empathise with the black american experiance with that .) It's certainly not a good word, and it goes pretty high on my personal list of words not to use. But, like I said, you can discuss it, and handle it in print, or you can't. The lady wrote it on a kid's head. Apparently, that poor kid has heard that, and worse, applied to herself. It's very sad, and it's very common. I hope that the little girl, and those around her, learn from this. It is just a word, but it's one that embodies all of America's guilt, shame, hate, rage, when it comes to our past sins of slavery. Sins we've never really acknowledged, or as a nation, apologized for. I hope the woman who wrote it somehow is educated to understand why "nigger" embodies all that; and, why it goes in the: "oh my god was that a stupid, insensative, just plain wrong, thing to do" catagory. __________________ I can sum up the clash of religion in one sentence: "My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend."