Monday, May 18, 2009

Nigga this nigga that......negro please


As a black man in the United States of Amerikkka I have been exposed to the derogatory word "nigga" since birth. Now granted I am 23 reflexive so I was not born back when white people used it openly without possibility of reprimand. The word I believe comes from the spanish word "negro" which means black. Europeans used it for a long time ago and up until recently to describe something that has the color black. From slavery to the civil rights movement it was a hatred slang against people of color(namely black folk). It has been ingrained in our society ever since and the funny thing now is that the same word is used by mostly black people to describe themselves. It is funny(to keep from crying) because black people use it sometimes as a term of endearment;a euphemism.

I aint gonna lie I have used it many times before cuz it has become part of my lingo; my everyday speech. Blacks have used it so much that when you don't use the word the sentence feels out of place so to speak. Black people have come a long way since being subjugated but in a since we are limiting ourselves still and this is one way we are doing that. The term was(is) used as a scathing generalization of Afrikan-Americans; that we were sub-human. Now we[blacks] use it openly to describe other of the same race. It baffles me how we flipped it to somehow make it seem less harsh.

Since it has become used in our daily commentary Caucasians have been using it(again). I have posed this scenerio to some of my fellow brethren and they strongly object to whites using the word stating that they have used up that privilege. One, since when did a pejorative term become a privilege to use and Two, why can't they use it too since they might use it as term of endearment. There are too many grey areas and most would be hypocritical if they say whites cannot use the word. I say don't use it if it isn't deemed fit for everyone to use.



Sunday, May 17, 2009

live and let learn

I am back from my hiatus so lissen up. I was chilln with the misses watching after dinner t.v. Rummaging through the nonsensical mess(you call this channel surfing) I ran across one of my reasonably favorite stations CNN. The anchor was talking about Obama's visit to Notre Dame.

There was been some recent controversy swirling the pres. about abortion issues and his stance. I believe he is pro-choice. Before I get into this I am really not here to debate about the issue itself you believe what you believe das it. Anyway back to the my man the pres. some people at Notre Dame are having prayer vigils and protesting Obama's presence in South Bend, IN and his honorary degree from ND??!! Look I respect all opinons(you know the old saying..."Opinions are like..."aight nuff said, but come on people damn the man accepts to come to Catholic-central ND where aint many black people at anyway. What are you praying for? Why all the shirts and graduates not attending their own ceremony? I just think it is way to much. I just think when you are against an issue and want to debate there is a forum for that. Please stop the madness.

Paraphrasing Obama lets agree to disagree what is wrong with a little dialogue people why are you wearing shirt signifying the date(may 17, 2009) as the "the day the dome was tarnished"? It is the epitome of sensationalism; a lot of overemotional properganda that is obviously way off base. I like Obama and yes I am of afrikan descent and hell yeah I voted for him but I like to think of myself to but unbiased in my thoughts. It doesnt matter what I feel about the man or the issue my gripe is with people going a little over-the-top.


Again you do you imma do me but please live and let us learn to agree to disagree.