"N-word"
The "N-word" was symbolically banned by the city council in New York! No one, not even African Americans are supposed to use the "N-word" for any reason and that means you, rappers.
Now I'm waiting for the banning of saying "N-word" as we all can hear in our heads just what that "N-word" is in its entirety. So if they ban saying "N-word" I wonder how this story would have ever made its way to the press.
Maybe like this: New York city council has banned the utterance of the letter that comes after M in the alphabet when it is adjoining the word "word". Penalties for saying the letter that comes after M in the alphabet when it is adjoining the word "word" are one year of bad hair days, a perpetual pebble in your shoe and intractable post nasal drip.
One of the things that has bothered me about referring to people of color is how to refer to them. We have the NAACP but god knows no one calls anyone a colored person...yet there was a shift to "people of color" at one time, but I think that's died as it's too much like saying "the artist formally known as Prince" - just too long.
We have the United Negro College Fund, but I don't think there are any negroes left - are there? When's the last time anyone has called anyone a negro except for the people from the United Negro College Fund, and I'm not sure they use the word.
Then came black...seemed to work for me as I've had to call myself white even though when I'm the sickest -- I don't match the color white...but that seemed to disappear and in came African American which is also pushing it.
We're all African by descent according to DNA studies that prove the first humans came from Africa and then migrated all over the place. So I'm an African American, and so are you no matter what color your skin is.
Maybe the reason words keep changing is because the very best word of all, to describe anyone who lives in America is simply: American.
The "N-word" was symbolically banned by the city council in New York! No one, not even African Americans are supposed to use the "N-word" for any reason and that means you, rappers.
Now I'm waiting for the banning of saying "N-word" as we all can hear in our heads just what that "N-word" is in its entirety. So if they ban saying "N-word" I wonder how this story would have ever made its way to the press.
Maybe like this: New York city council has banned the utterance of the letter that comes after M in the alphabet when it is adjoining the word "word". Penalties for saying the letter that comes after M in the alphabet when it is adjoining the word "word" are one year of bad hair days, a perpetual pebble in your shoe and intractable post nasal drip.
One of the things that has bothered me about referring to people of color is how to refer to them. We have the NAACP but god knows no one calls anyone a colored person...yet there was a shift to "people of color" at one time, but I think that's died as it's too much like saying "the artist formally known as Prince" - just too long.
We have the United Negro College Fund, but I don't think there are any negroes left - are there? When's the last time anyone has called anyone a negro except for the people from the United Negro College Fund, and I'm not sure they use the word.
Then came black...seemed to work for me as I've had to call myself white even though when I'm the sickest -- I don't match the color white...but that seemed to disappear and in came African American which is also pushing it.
We're all African by descent according to DNA studies that prove the first humans came from Africa and then migrated all over the place. So I'm an African American, and so are you no matter what color your skin is.
Maybe the reason words keep changing is because the very best word of all, to describe anyone who lives in America is simply: American.
posted by mary bishop | 7:49 AM
7 Comments:
Here here!!!
I"m SOOO tired of when I say "black" half whispering it like when someone is embarrassed to say a word for their "private parts." I never know what's acceptable or not anymore, and it really is *NOT* fair that i should be uncomfortable, and no know what to say.
I'm white, i'm jewish, i'm female, i'm of russian and gods know what else descent, but i don't use ANY of those to qualify my status as American.
An what really upset me was a story on CNN this week about minority kids getting poor grades to fit in. That if they do well in school they are called "white" and ostracized from their ethnic group. I'm still trying to figure out when Intelligence became a bad thing, and why it needs to be synonymous with a particular color...
At one time was an apartment manager. One of my tennants was Nikki, Madonnas back up singer. She cracked me up one day. She was chatting with my boyfriend in the hallway and he was struggling with a term to use. He reached into his ass and pulled out "COLORED" Nikki responds with "Oh, is that what we are called now? " So many name changes.
Ilanna,
That was an issue in my school growing up as well. Its not new and its not a race issue either. Bad-ass, tough, sexy kids get bad grades, smoke have fights at the planetarium and yell things like "YOUR TEARING ME APAAAAART" Geeky kids get good grades .
CNN is nuts. I suggect you write a letter to this "C" and C.C. The "n" and the other "N"
Gavin - wowweee such a close connection to Madonna..does Marko know? Your last line is hysterical!!!!
I can't believe they banned a word. WAY TO GO! What will be next?
I question too what ilanna says, when did being intelligent have negative connotations?
PG - it was a symbolic banning but still...
I don't know when intelligent had negative connotations, but it certainly has worked. The majority voted for Bush...!
Symbolic banning? Who came up with it? And who's going to enforce it?
I'm surprised that they only banned the N-word. Why not every other offensive word in the English language? Why not the k-word, the s-word, the m---f--- word, and so many other words that will surely have one group or another reeling? And in New York of all places! For crying out loud!!!!
Wow, I didnt hear about this.
I wonder how long before others will be banned, "Faggott", and other slurrs. Ya know?
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