Thread: The N-Word
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SeraphimMephistopheles (Offline)
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08-15-2009, 10:07 AM

taihen de fukai wadai da yo. arasou koto nashi ni sono shitsumon wo hakkiri kotaete miru yo. boku wa afurika kei amerikajin da yo. kazoku sae mo sono kotoba wo boku ni itte hoshikunai n da kedo, hontou ni wa sono kotoba wo tsukau no ga sukina afurika kei amerikajin ni tsuite hanashitai . afurika kei amerikajin wa sono kotoba wo tsukainagara, ta no hito ga sono gehin na kotoba wo tsukatte hoshikunai to itteta desho? maa. setsumei suru no wa totemo muzukashii to omou kedo, sono you ni shite miru yo. hakkiri rikai suru tame ni rekishi ni tsuite chotto hanasu hitsuyou ga aru. sono kotoba wa zutto mae totemo gehin datta. dorei no tame no kotodama you datta; moshi masuta wa temee ga n***** da to ittetara, yowai ningen da to iu koto datta. yowai ningen wa nanimo dekinakatta. Demo, afurika kei amerikajin wa ima sono kotoba wo tsukau no ga suki da (senzo ga afurika kara kita ikuninka wa sono kotoba wo tsukau no ga suki da to itta hou gai to omou)
karera wa ima dorei ja nai koto wo shitteru kara. sono kotoba no gehinna imi wo kaeta. [boku wa dorei ja nai]to iu koto datta. [senzo wo yasashiku osaeru tame ni masuta wa sono kotoba wo tsukatta kedo, ima atarashii imi ga aru]to iu koto da. teki wo makaru tameni teki no kengeki wo tsukau you da. Tonikaku, mada ichiban taisetsu na shitsumon wo kotaetenai: doushite hakujin wa sono kotoba wo tsukatte wa ikenai no? hakujin ga afurika kei amerikajin to sono kotoba wo iu to kiku koto ga aru. sore ni, boku no kankei ja nai to omotteru. senzo ga afurika kara kita ikuninka wa hakujin ga sono kotoba no fukai imi ga wakaranai to omotteru kara, hakujin ga sono kotoba wo tsukatte hoshikunai. kakkoyoku ni naru tame ni ikuninka wa sono kotoba wo tsukau no hou ga ii. boku no iken ni doui suru ka dou ka kamawanai. sono kotoba wo tsukau koto ni tsuite arasou no wa mueki da ne. dareka no sono kotoba ni tsuite no iken wo shiranai to sono kotoba wo iwanai. Hontou ni kantan da yo

Very serious and deep topic. Without arguing, I will try to clearly answer the question. I am african-american. I don't even want my family saying that word to me but, I want to talk about those african-americans who DO like using that word.. you were saying that while african-americans use that word, they don't white people to use it, right? In order to clearly explain I am going to have to talk a little about history. The word back then was very vulgar, it was a word for the slaves, it seems; if the master called you a n*****, it meant that you were a weak human being, and weak humans couldn't do anything. However, now african americans like to use that word (I should say that SOME people whose ancestors came from africa like to use that word), They know that they are not slaves now. They have changed the meaning of that vulgar word. It means, I am not a slave. It means, although the master used that word to easily contrl my ancestors, it now has a new meaning. It's like Defeating the enemy by using his own weapons. Anyway, I still haven't answered the most important question. Why can't white people say that word. I have heard whites using that word word with african-americans, and besides that, it's none of my business, as I see it. Some people whose ancestors came from africa feel that white people don't understand the deep meaning of that word, so they don't want them using it. Some people prefer to use that word to be cool. I don't care whether or not one agrees with my opinion. It is useless arguing about using that word. Unless you know someone's opinions about that word, don't say it. It's really simple

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