Topic : 09/12 The N-Word Debate

You have got to be kidding. First, predjudice thing was "i still see it everyday in the south." WHAT!?! I am from the south where there are many black people that are idols to children, young adulds and other aspiring people. I work with many black people, go to school with many black people and go to church with black people, but none of them feel discriminated, except for the rare occasion. (there is always some). So don't tell me that because I'm from the "south" that makes me a racist. Second, There is an entire MONTH dedicaded to black history, is there white history month, latino history month, canadian history month??? There is a national holiday after a very well known african american. As for the school, the school's funds and education is only as good as where it is, if you go to a town or city that has a high povery rate, the school is ABSOLUTELY going to be worse off than a school in a suburb or higher grossing area. You can see that in my town, on one side of the highway the school has less funding, with less supplies and less extra-curricular activities, but on the other side of the highway in the same city, the school has more amendities than my university. It is only the nature of money, not race because both of these schools have the same mix of all races, but if one side is poorer, that does not mean they are black, or latino, and the other side is white, it is equally mixed. I, in school, get the same opportunities given to me as the blacks, latinos, asians etc in everything, except for their groups, ebony society, latino society, asian society, etc, but we do not have a caucasian society. I am truly sorry about your family history, if your ancestors were brought here to be slaves. I am also truly sorry to the Jews and Catholics that were persecuted and tortured in WWII that was not my fault, but the fault of a distant relative. But when we are delt a hand, you either play it, or fold. You cannot complain so much and get a better hand, you have to deal with the one you got, and maybe next go round it will be better, maybe not. There are so many well-off african american - or jamaican american, or brazilian-american, lets just call them black, because not all are from africa, that it proves you do not need to rely on your disadvantages to keep you down, you make them empower you, and keep moving on. So yes, GET OVER IT!!!

History provides a lot of different feelings to a lot of different people. My honest opionion is that using the N-word is wrong in any context which it is used in modern day. No one can have nonchalant feelings toward any word used on a constant basis in any situation. Whether the reaction is to darling or idiot there will always be some type of reaction. That being said why do we need to add to the negative feelings that exist already.

I do have one more comment to Paul Mooney if the African-American community does not place history where it belongs racism will never end-truly end. It was his ancestors who were wrongfully and forcefully brought from Africa and used as slaves. Having a Mexican Ancestory there have been wrongs done to our race as well but we live for today not for yesterdays injustices. Embrace what you are and what you have now not what your ancestors suffered. Remember it and honor it just stop living in it or for it. That gives more power to racism than the N-word alone could ever do.

     If we can't so much as agree to be respectful or at least courteous to eachother, we're not going to go forward anytime soon. If anything, we risk relapsing. I'm sure that the KKK, White Knights, Neo Nazis, Black Panthers, Reverend Wright, and many others are more than pleased with us.

    This really is a vicious cycle we're in. If we continue, we'll eventually alienate more and more of us from each other, and it only becomes the question of what will happen next. It really is that simple. All people have a tolerance rate. All people will eventually explode.

    It's really simple. Whites who mistreat other ethnic backgrounds in this case blacks. Reverend Wright and the Black Panthers begins to make sense.

    Blacks who mistreat whites, and then the KKK, Neo Nazis, and White Knights begin to make sense.

     If we are trying to create hatred and feed the issue, I think; we're doing a good job. If not, we're doing horrible.

You know I watched the show my self with  my family on Friday,  this is One i had to actually Record..After watching i was very upset hearing one of the Guest say "Blacks need to get over slavery" because of slavery i am only able to trace my family history back 3 generations I am a 30 year old female..

Because of slavery my people are not real sure what we are supposed to beleive religion wise and because of slavery I can't inform my children of where there Great Grandmothers were born only were they were raised..Because you may be able to trace your Blood line i can see were you would have the audacity to say GET OVER IT but before you Judge what we have not gone through try understanding were we are now...And some one please answer me this, Why is it that a White person has never gone on National TV and said to The Jewish Desendents of the Holocust and said get over that? (no disrespect intended to those who anscetors suffered that was a tragedy, I'm only stating that to make a point.)

I was actually looking for a post with this context. The only two nationalities that need American tacked onto their race are?????? Yup you guessed it American Indian and African American. Listen, when we stop trying to distinguish that we are anything but American then we can start to live in the present. The fact that there is a distinction screams racism.