my history teacher today, gave us an assigment to do, we were talking about black slaves, history, he gave this sheet for us to do,
and in it, it read 20 black negars!!!!!!!!!
thats right we were talking about the history of the 20 black negars!
he ven said, worst part is i did not say anything to defend my people culture, i felt ashamed for not saying anything, the teacher did not mean it but my god, why did not i say something!
2006-12-16 22:01:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
i don't consider myself a n......!
2006-12-16 22:05:42 · update #1
Racism is about power. Racism is a form of discrimination, when one person exercises control over another on the basis of race. This is an example of prejudice. I would not say that you should feel guilty for not speaking up - but the teacher should not have said what he said. Obscenity is obscenity - Never feel ashamed over some else's prejudice.
2006-12-16 22:06:56 · answer #1 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did your teacher say (pronounced phonetically with spelling) "n i g g e r" (had to separate the letters to get around hte Yahoo censors) or "negar" as you typed it (same pronunciation, I presume), or "*****" (thats a hard E sound, as in the word "seat")? The former has always (as far as I know) been considered hostile, while the latter has some historical significance and, according to my dictionary, specifies "being a descendant of or having ancestors from central and southern Africa" or "any person having black ancestry". "*****" is not considered durogatory.
So, if your teacher said "*****", thats not racism, but if your teacher said "n i g g e r", I would definitely call that racism.
2006-12-17 06:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by G A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't it just old writing? If it was then I don't see anything wrong with it. History should be accurate so we'll learn how it really was back then and nothing should be sugar-coated or censored. Don't feel bad about not saying anything, sadly racism is still common and you'll have many opportunities to speak up in the future.
2006-12-17 06:08:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have found if offensive, and it is not my culture. Talk to him outside of class and let him know you thought it was wrong. If he gives you trouble, tell the principal. Don't feel bad about not responding right away, you were in shock! And likely you just did not want to make a scene and get him in trouble, if you thought he did not mean it.
2006-12-17 06:09:46 · answer #4 · answered by Jaded Love 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not racism if he didn't say it directly at you or other African-Americans. It's racism if he said "Oh! Look at those "negars", how funny!"
2006-12-17 06:10:50 · answer #5 · answered by PZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, first of all, I don't get why it is funny when blacks, african americans, people of color, what ever you want to be called now...how is it that you get to say the N word...? All the rap dudes do it and I find it insulting...
I have never and would never allow that kind of talk in my home, but you can call me cracker, gays call me a breader...and others call me rich *****...get over it , we all get called names..grow up.
2006-12-17 06:21:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would hope you do not consider yourself a "negar"
2006-12-17 06:05:12 · answer #7 · answered by Wat Da Hell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he's calling you a ***** thats alright i guess
2006-12-17 06:39:37 · answer #8 · answered by homer pimpson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whitey is tryin' to keep da black race down!!!
2006-12-17 06:03:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋