what do you think about then word and its uses in todays society?

Question

is it used wrong nowadays by young African Americans, because of its uses in the 1800 and some of 1900's.

Answer 1

I do know the real meaning of the word, but as I've only ever heard it used as a horrible insult, I don't like it. We don't hear it much here in Australia - at least not where I live.
There are so many words we misuse that are now derogatory in nature. Sl*t, for instance. It basically means a sloppy, messy person. In the book of Bridget Jones' Diary, she talks about "sluttish" house-keeping, meaning the place was a mess.
How it went from that to meaning a woman who'd sleep with any man who breathed in her direction, I don't know.

Answer 2

I am a woman of color, relatively drama free, respectful of others and open to considering the opinions of others.

BUT having said that --- I am and have ALWAYS been offended by the 'N' word, especially when it is used in my presence, no matter WHO says it. It is NOT a compliment. It is NOT a term of endearment. It does NOT symbolize togetherness or brotherhood.

It is a term once used quite often to further degrade men, women and children of color in the days where there were no such things as diversity training, political correctness, etc.

If the individuals who use it so freely in music/conversations/ etc would study their history or could see or feel how it demoralized their ancestors and gave a sense of false empowerment to the individuals who used it back in the day (which is not so far back as we want to believe), it would already be eliminated from our vocabularies without an uproar being made.

I know there a lot of words with negative connatations related to my white friends from the South, Jewish, Irish-American and Spanish-American friends, etc. But I would NEVER disrespect them or myself by calling them other than their name or, other than something like Honey/Baby/Sister/Brother, etc.

Basically, its all about respect and remembering the past. If we don't remember the past, we are condemned to repeat it in the future. And there is a lot of violence in the past and even more to come if we don't get it together. And most bad situations start out with a word or a lack of one. Think about it.

Answer 3

I think the only person who could get away with it was the late, great, Richard Pryor. Everyone else should just give it up as an homage to his genius.

Answer 4

I personally think its a great word to describe lazy people

Answer 5

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