*The "N-word" - Who Can Say It?
Published by Campbell M Gold in Misc · Tuesday 27 Feb 2024 · 2:45
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The African American community is the only group allowed to reclaim the "N-word".
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How can this be in the 21st century? This is a sad and severe indictment against supposedly enlightened and tolerant societies...
The use of racist, insensitive, and ignorant language should not need explanation, but sadly, racism is still prevalent today in the 21st century. The "N-word" is still being used by non-black individuals, which is unacceptable.
The word is derived from Latin and Spanish words meaning "black" and was historically used as an ethnic slur primarily by wealthy white slave owners.
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain, provides an example of how insulting the N-word was designed to be when directed at enslaved people. In the US, this book was subsequently banned from various high school English curricula to limit the exposure of such negative language to youth.
Efforts will continue to minimise its usage significantly, although it's impossible to eliminate this unacceptable word from English.
A scandal in 2019 involving Gina Rodriguez, an American actress, brought awareness to the casual usage of the N-word.
Regarding the N-word, Christopher Darden, the prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson murder case, said, "It is the filthiest, dirtiest, and nastiest word in the English language.”
In 2021, two white University of Connecticut students were arrested after protests were lodged due to a video showing them standing outside an apartment complex shouting the N-word. They were charged with hate based on creed, religion, colour, denomination, nationality, or race.
To reiterate, hearing black people use the "N-word" does not make it acceptable for "anyone else" to use it. Overt vocalisation of the word is never acceptable...
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