Man, I thought it was so funny when Dr. Laura was screaming the "N" word over the radio. It caused all types of controversy and she lost her job. Do you feel we have a double standard? Black folks say it all the time with such flare and ease. We sing about it, rap about, shuck and jive about it. Use the word to show affection, anger and just in general. But if a white person says it! Thems fightin' words. Or a fighting word.
For me I refuse to let that word have so much power. Sometimes we want to hold on to that last weapon of white guilt to let everyone know that our people was done wrong in this country. This is true we were done wrong. And we as a people are almost paranoid about being discriminated against, trying to make sure that our past never happens again. Even more so, and I only speak for myself. Black people came to this country for the most part in crisis, what happened to our people in this country will go down in history as one of the most terrible things that ever happened. And honestly it still hurts. But we can't have it both ways. We don't get a pass or a race based exemption. So the point Dr. Laura made was correct. She was only making the point that if the lady was so sensitive about racial matters, why did she marry a white guy? So my point being if everyone can't do something, no one should be able to. But it did seem that saying the word was getting good to her lol. Please join my blog and leave your comments.
Comment from EBENSON and I just want to say that there is an unwritten code about the N word, and that is if you're white, you just can't say it. PERIOD. END OF STORY. Just don't do it and there will be no problems. No matter the argument or however you choose to justify it, you just cant use it.
ReplyDeleteDr. Laura should be banned from the airwaves forever for her disgusting behavior and rant on that show. Her caller did not use the N-Word until she referenced Dr. Laura's rant. What did that woman do to deserve that rant? She called up to have a dialog about the audacity of people to use it around her (specifically her husband’s white family and white friends) and this so called Doctor's response is to childishly rattle it off like a machine gun? "NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER" I remember when journalists and media commentators were mature, responsible, adults. This was behavior befitting a 6 year old.
ReplyDeleteBlack lady: I don't know how to deal with the pain I feel when my husband’s white friends say the N-Word around me"
White lady: (Thinks to herself 'hmmmm this black lady does not like to hear the N-Word and it seems to cause her so much pain, let me see if I can make it worse') "NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER… NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER… NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER"
Black lady: "Oh my lord, how could you"
White lady: You people use it all the time, why can't I? NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER... NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER... NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER... Get off my show (click) you're too sensitive, learn to take a joke. If you didn’t like the word NIGGER you shouldn’t have married outside your race".
Seems a little different when distilled into its basic essence doesn’t it?
I'm not defending anyone. I just felt Dr. Laura made a good point. She never called anyone a Nigger. I'm just the type of black man that doesn't take a victims stance. There is no word powerful enough to hurt me. Black folks always want a double standard. Which in my opinion just makes it seem we are less than. I refuse to accept this. If we can say everyone should be able to. If we have a black expo, the there should be a white expo. Black folks don't corner the market on being discriminated against. If you can't make it in America aperson has no one to blame but themselves.
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