The N word. Have we become too precious?

Question

When I was at school, not too long ago, we chanted 'sicks and stones will break our bones but names will never hurt us'.

On last night's BBC TV news, the fact that the N word was used in a reality TV show (big brother) came immediately after the news that 5 million black people in Africa are to die from aids next year. Have we lost any sense of priority in England today? Or is it just that we are being bullied by a very thin skinned minority group from Jamaica? .
I once called a thief an 'F N' in Cairo Road, Lusaka and everyone agreed with me. I was only just able to stop him being beaten up by passersby.
What the hell is going on in England? I think that we have totally lost all common sense and always give in to the most violent minority groups.

Answer 1

For the want of a better term, the 'PC left' have taken over, using the rights they have granted to minority groups, as a basis for controlling and oppressing the majority.

It is perfectly obvious, as used to be the case in more sensible times, that name calling should be handled at the social level, IE. as rudeness, bad manners, etc. What you don't do, is invoke the law into areas of social interaction. Why? Because it causes more problems than it solves, and creates frustration because people don't feel that they can say what they think, even if isn't socially acceptable. You really shouldn't use the law to control what people think and say. Excluding slander etc, of course.

By using the law, you may prevent healthy use of banter from breaking down barriers caused by differences, thereby, increasing tension. Men, in particular, have always used banter as a means of breaking down barriers.

Answer 2

Well I think that the N word has not been used so nicely in the past and that is why it is so frowned upon by every one. Yet, I do agree with you that the world has gotten WAY to politically correct. For example when the elderly did not want to be called elderly anymore because it was some how offensive, so people started calling them "chronologically gifted" as a joke on political correctness.

The world just needs to lighten up on some issues. Yet, the N word is an exception because if it was not I would not be typing in " N word".

Answer 3

Words physically hurt nobody, but they can leave mental scars which last through the generations. The N word is one such word, and this is why it is seen as offensive by the vast majority of people, and has been for a very long time.

Even in the 1960s and 70s when racist terminology was much more freely used than it is now, the N word was taboo. Don't blame current social trends for this word's unacceptability. Blame the slavers who demonised the word in the first place, and the racists bigots who have perpetuated its derogatory meaning ever since.

Answer 4

the media has once again taken one word from one person
and turned it once again into the best publicity for a tv show
wake up you lot
your all being used by big brother like sheep cant you see
big brother is manipulating you all
maybee the N word stands for NICE PUBLICITY at the cost of others
as it sturs up all the do gooders and antiracist activists from under the carpet
Get real you bunch of out of idiots
there are asians chinese aussis the french all all make racist remarks about us english but we shrug it off with the contempt it deserves , not go running to our lawyers and seeking compensation for our own greed
bring back common sense
too many people cant think for themselves anymore
and are being led and manipulated by the media

Answer 5

The answer is simple, Afro Caribbean types can call each other names, Rap music is full of references to The word Niger! which i think is used has mild rebuke or even in situations a term of endearment!. Only when white people use it does it become a racist word!.

Equality in England is becoming slanted toward the minorities, Blacks can call whites pigs honkies and worse without fear of being charged with using offensive behaviour!. However should any white person use a remotely offensive words toward a minority and the full weight of the law can be thrown at that person for racism.

The only conclusion anyone can come too is that minorities are little more than cry babies while the majority are stoical saints!.

Answer 6

Jamaica? Ah yes I nearly forgot ALL blacks in UK are from Jamaica. Immigration? Is political correctness and the word ****** emigrating to the UK? I am from UK, am white and my wife is Nigerian, if she could hear you talk, she would find you very foolish, stupid and laughable. Life is to short..........

Answer 7

If they dont like the way they are treated,maybe they should find a place it wont happen!Personally i dont think such a place exits so they should give it a rest and stop complaing.The country i serve has gone down the pan thanks to politicians caring about votes and not the real problems!

Answer 8

so, when the man you spoke of was thieving would it not be better to have called him an ffing thief? what does his colour have to do with it??? is it the actions of people you don't like and you are mixing it up with their ethnic background?. just cos someone is black they are only a thief if they choose to be. whites are just as bad for thieving, fighting, mugging,child molesting etc. is that down to colour or just being a nasty individual anyway

Answer 9

The thought police aka Blair, Cameron, etc. rely on keeping the native British in check with every conceivable rule, regulation, spy camera, etc. and this hysteria is just another example of how so many have been brain washed by them. Just listen to the wailing and high pitched shrieks that now accompany any slightly independent word other than fawning at "celebrities" ie anyone who has appeared on tv or goes out with a footballer. About 60% of the population is brain dead and will accept being pushed about by what used to be minority ethnical groups but which now appear to be the majority. Certainly they are fawned on and treated with positive discrimination by those idiots who rule us and the chattering classes.

Answer 10

Lets grow up and give dignity and respect to all members of the human race. We are all fellow travellers on planet earth for a brief lifetime. Better to use the combined strengths and talents of the whole than bicker and argue about tribal rights and outdated scores. We need each other and each others talents to survive so away with giving silly names to folk and lets concentrate on the big issues like feeding the planet and learning how to live alongside each for mutual support.