Topic : 09/12 The N-Word Debate

I am 61 years ol, grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles and never experienced racisim.  I wasn't taught it, I just never knew about it.  I learned about it when I married a militarty man and lived all over the place.  When I learned that a friend of mine from Florida would not get on a bus if the driver was black, it made me laugh.  I have never heard of anything so ridiculous.  Then my black neighbors told me what they had gone thorough when growing up, couldn't try on clothes they wanted to buy, etc.  I was mad.  I know my mind, and If I had been born black and lived in their area I would be dead.  Now I am a very proud and happy gramma of a black grandson and he considers himswelf black.  I try to teach him all I can about his history, try to keep him from going into the gangs (white or black or hispanic, asian).  I want him to carry himself with pride, be smart, make the right choices and tell him how it is.  He has a great sense of humor, manners, and he does not even think about "what" his friends are.  I see lots of people looking at him then looking at me and I know it is because he is so handsome, how could it possibly be anything else?

Children live what they learn.

This is such a no brainer.....you shouldn't say anything that would be offensive to anyone.  I don't care what race you are.  Plain and simple.  My mother was raised in the deep south and I never heard her use the

word....ever.  Slang is never ok if it leaves someone feeling bad.  Hello.......is there anyone out there?  Can we move forward from this and onto more important issues?

It seems to me that there is reverse racism going on.  Blacks can use N***** in their songs and raps but Whites aren't supposed to say it.  Where's the logic in that?  If they can use it about themselves then they shouldn't  get all in our faces when we or anyone else uses it too. 

Besides....aren't there more important things to work on in this world of ours besides the use of a word?

I am just an American. My Great-grandparents immigrated from England and Ireland along with some Great Aunts & Uncles.

One of them in turn married into the Cherokee tribe.

I do not call myself Irish-English-Native American-American.

I'm just an American.

I was born here, not there.

Of course, this is just my opinion. If you were born here; you are an American. You might have some Russian, or German, or Portuguese ancestry somewhere along the line, or African or Irish.

You were born here; you are AMERICAN period.

Paul Mooney is NOT racist!!!!  He is keeping it real!!!!!  People of color, whom are older and wiser, have most likely experienced racism in America after the slave times.  Racism is still going on!!!!!!  It is NOT in the past!!!!  How would your race turn out if your ancestors were robbed of their heritage, including language, culture, way of dressing, and general way of life?????   Now don't get me wrong, some blacks blame all their bad behavior and racism on whites but alot of blacks have learned how to "adapt" in life.  This teaching has been passed on from generation to generation.  Paul Mooney's Great grand parents were probrably slaves.  That is what he learned.   He also lived through the Civil Rights Movement......

Let me reiterate....RACISM IS STILL GOING ON TODAY!!!!!  Crawl out from under your rock!!!!!!