when a black man comes up to his friend or 'brotha' he generally says "hey wassup mah N*****" then the other replies "not much bro" If a white person was to say that generally he'd get punched or shot, 1 of the 2. i just find it odd how this world works.
i dont get that. i dont go up to my white friends and say, "whats up my whitey?"
Originally Posted by Add3R
This is a strange poll. I really don't care to be honest. I have no desire to ever go up to black people and use that word in any context, so I am not worried that I cannot say it!! I don't see why you are either.
I voted no. It's only a word.
There is really no such thing as only a word as each word is loaded with context and meaning At one time the worst swear word you could use was damned and Christ because they took the lords name in vain.
There is to me.
You know the old saying - sticks and stones..
Actually I prefer Heinlein's version " An insult is like wine - it only affects if accepted.There is to me.
You know the old saying - sticks and stones..
Unfortunately there is a whole raft of research out there that says these words that represent negative stereotypes do have a deleterious effect on people.
Doesn't matter to me. I don't care what words others use. I only concern myself with words I use.
Yes, I can see where you are coming from - you cannot stop anyone else but you can refrain yourself. Here we are using the word aboriginal less and less in favour of the term indigenous. The bottom line is about what the word means to the person hearing it.
I voted yes, but only because of the national context. As I understand it, the word is a corruption of 'negro', and as such merely descriptive. But because of slavery in North America, and all the evils and injustices associated with that disgusting practice, even the word negro has pejorative associations. And even long after the abolition of slavery, to this day in fact, there is prejudice in certain sections of the American community against Americans of obviously African descent. I saw more than one blatant bit of racism in my travels across the USA, and even the very charming lady with whom I stayed in San Francisco admitted that one of her fears was that her daughter would come home with a 'black boy'. So however innocuous the origins of the word, it is one which is almost certain to give some level of offence. Furthermore, it is a completely unnecessary word, as African-American is an accurate, and value-neutral alternative. The intentions of anyone who calls someone else that, have to be distinctly suspect.
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