I'm not a N*gga!!

108 replies · 53766 views · Started by HU_Intellect · May 2004

Due to recent post and extreme use of the word I thought that I would make this post. I wrote a novel called "I'm not a n*gga", that explained the history of the word and how it has evolved and the power that it has had on our people. Well the overall purpose of that novel (really short story) was to tell why we shouldn't refer to each other as n*ggas and how it is hypocritical to get mad at another race for using it when you use it everyday. Everybody who knows me knows that I can't stand the word (just ask Wizdom and FAMU_first) I try to protest when ever I hear somebody using it but I find that I am often alone in my thinking and to many people it has just become another word, and it is often too energy consuming. I think there was a post like this before but, HOW DO Y'ALL FEEL ABOUT THE WORD N*GGA!

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HU_Intellect · May 2004

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chicagosocialite wrote:
HU_ComeBacKid wrote:
BrandedBison08 wrote:
In all truth, I believe that the word itself has lost some of its true meaning.
You gotta elaborate on this one my Bison Brotha. You see you said one of the key terms when looking into the importance of the word true meaning. The true meaning of the word remains and no matter how we try to flip it, it wiil be the same. The slang meaning has changed, however when we use the word we must realize what we are acutally saying, like someone said earlier we are the only people who do this to each other you don't see other races or groups saying "hay ****" and "hay my ****". On the other hand I do not blame us for our ignorance. It was a systematic process that started with slavery and we are still trying to free our minds from those shackles. But it's all good, with a little education, which we are all getting, we will be back on top in no time.

I was with you until you said you �don�t blame us for our ignorance�. I do! To use the word ignorance implies that black people are uninformed, uneducated or unaware. Perhaps this is the case with some people, but I believe the �scholars� on this site are fully cognizant of their actions. They know the original definition of the word as well as the social definition, yet they continue to include it in their vocabulary. They have supplied us with an ample amount of historical texture regarding this word. So ignorance is not the case here. Someone once said that ignorance was going to be the death of the community. I disagree. Ignorance is not going to be the death our community, complacency is. We have become complacent with our current state of being. It almost seems as if we embrace stupidity as oppose to rejecting it. Relatively speaking, we know our place in society as well as our flaws. The question is what are we going to do about it? Yes the word did stem from slavery, but that excuse is null and void. We are in a position where we have the power to make a difference, lets take advantage of it black people.

I understand where you are coming from and yes I have often said that complacence is one of our biggest downfalls. It like the old negro spiritual goes, "Been bent down so long that down don't hurt no mo." I agree 100 percent up to that point, however what I am saying is that things do not happen all of a sudden and in order to correct the horrendous state that we are in as a people (more specifically the ignorant use of the n word) we must attack the problem and follow steps to correct it. Step one erase the ignorance, become informed and educate yourself. It is only right to place the blame on our people if they truly understand the meaning of the word (which unfortunatly many on this site do). Step two realize that you have a problem and begin to try to correct it. All my people who said they realize that it is bad but continue to say it, you are almost purposly degrading our people. Believe me I know it is hard to stop (it was for me) but once you realize the true meaning you are obligated to stop using it. Step three take notice to everytime you use the word. Believe me it works, once I learned the true meaning in 8th grade it took me about 3 months to stop just become conscious when you use it.