{"id":151,"date":"2013-12-14T14:59:08","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T14:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lestweforgetmu.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=151"},"modified":"2016-10-05T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T13:14:29","slug":"nigger-what-does-this-word-mean-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lwfsm.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/14\/nigger-what-does-this-word-mean-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNigger\u201d What Does This Word Mean to You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Where did the term \u201cNIGGER\u201d Originate?<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFnF1c2Tbfw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The word &#8216;Nigger&#8217; was \u00a0created during slavery by oppressors of African Americans. \u00a0The word was used to demean and dehumanize blacks.\u00a0It was associated with the falsely created perception that blacks were inferior, lazy, ugly, thieving, good-for-nothing clowns. Today, many blacks use the \u201cnigger\u201d word as a term of endearment.\u00a0\u201cdisrespect of self invites the same from others, especially when those being disrespected are willing to tolerate it from each other\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002DTBRXA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002DTBRXA&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=straforonline-20&amp;linkId=IL5M7QRAHSRUF3JS\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B002DTBRXA&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=straforonline-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The following is an excerpt from the book,\u00a0<i>\u00a0<\/i><a title=\"Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002DTBRXA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002DTBRXA&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=straforonline-20&amp;linkId=Q7KDRDIBY4QFJMAO\" target=\"_blank\">Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<i>Randall Kennedy<\/i>. It explores the controversy surrounding the N-Word.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=straforonline-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002DTBRXA\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002DTBRXA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002DTBRXA&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=straforonline-20&amp;linkId=IL5M7QRAHSRUF3JS\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for more info about the book<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>How should\u00a0nigger\u00a0be defined?<\/h4>\n<p>Is it a part of the American cultural inheritance that warrants preservation? Why does\u00a0<i>nigger<\/i>\u00a0generate such powerful reactions?\u00a0 Am I wrongfully offending the sensibilities of readers right now by spelling out nigger instead of using a euphemism such as\u00a0<i>N-word<\/i>? Should blacks be able to use\u00a0<i>nigger<\/i>\u00a0in ways forbidden to others? Should the law view\u00a0<i>nigger<\/i>\u00a0as a provocation that reduces the culpability of a person who responds to it violently? Under what circumstances, if any, should a person be ousted from his or her job for saying \u201cnigger\u201d? What methods are useful for depriving\u00a0<i>nigger<\/i>\u00a0of destructiveness?\u00a0<a title=\"Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word \" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/style\/longterm\/books\/chap1\/nigger.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>More on the N-Word<\/h4>\n<p>The N word WSU prof traces its roots in slavery hatred.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegram.com\/article\/20141114\/NEWS\/311149950\/1246\" target=\"_blank\">Worcester Telegram<\/a>. Nigger is a violent word Mr. Guyton said. He read passages from slave narratives in which the word was salted through descriptions of sadistic beatings. He showed lynching postcards from the 1930s on which the word was scrawled as a final insult.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Gigwise.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gigwise.com\/news\/96007\/n**ga-please-talib-kweli-hits-back-at-piers-morgans-n-word-campaign\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018N ga Please Talib Kweli hits back at Piers Morgan\u2019s N-word campaign<\/a>. Gigwise. After Morgan writes that blacks are aware of the history of the word nigger he writes that blacks enjoy the freedom of being able to say it now in the knowledge that it\u2019s become taboo for whites to do so. This is the true heart of the matter for Can black people really stop white people from using the N-word The Guardian. Piers Morgan n-word expert Washington Post blog New Slaves to the N-Word Why Piers Morgan mostly had a valid point. New Pittsburgh Courier. all 35 news articles.\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lestweforgetmu.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paula-dean-nigger-comment-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"paula-dean-nigger-comment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lwfsm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paula-dean-nigger-comment-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lwfsm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/paula-dean-nigger-comment.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>And who can forget Paula Dean\u2019s controversial comments that cost her millions in endorsements from sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s your opinion? Leave a comment below and share!<\/p>\n<p>KNOW YOUR HISTORY \u2013 <em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lestweforgetmu.wpenginepowered.com\/\">LEST WE FORGET<\/a>\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where did the term \u201cNIGGER\u201d Originate? The word &#8216;Nigger&#8217; was \u00a0created during slavery by oppressors of African Americans. \u00a0The word was used to demean and dehumanize blacks.\u00a0It was associated with the falsely created perception that blacks were inferior, lazy, ugly, thieving, good-for-nothing clowns. Today, many blacks use the \u201cnigger\u201d word as a term of endearment.\u00a0\u201cdisrespect of self invites the same from others, especially when those being disrespected are willing to tolerate it from each other\u201d. The following is an excerpt from the book,\u00a0\u00a0Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word\u00a0by\u00a0Randall Kennedy. It explores the controversy surrounding the N-Word. Click here for more info about the book How should\u00a0nigger\u00a0be defined? Is it a part of the American cultural inheritance that warrants preservation? Why does\u00a0nigger\u00a0generate such powerful reactions?\u00a0 Am I wrongfully offending the sensibilities of readers right now by spelling out nigger instead of using a euphemism such as\u00a0N-word? Should blacks be able to use\u00a0nigger\u00a0in ways forbidden to others? Should the law view\u00a0nigger\u00a0as a provocation that reduces the culpability of a person who responds to it violently? Under what circumstances, if any, should a person be ousted from his or her job for saying \u201cnigger\u201d? What methods are useful for depriving\u00a0nigger\u00a0of destructiveness?\u00a0Read the full article here More on the N-Word The N word WSU prof traces its roots in slavery hatred.\u00a0Worcester Telegram. Nigger is a violent word Mr. Guyton said. He read passages from slave narratives in which the word was salted through descriptions of sadistic beatings. He showed lynching postcards from the 1930s on which the word was scrawled as a final insult.\u2026 Gigwise.\u00a0\u2018N ga Please Talib Kweli hits back at Piers Morgan\u2019s N-word campaign. Gigwise. After Morgan writes that blacks are aware of the history of the word nigger he writes that blacks enjoy the freedom of being able to say it now in the knowledge that it\u2019s become taboo for whites to do so. This is the true heart of the matter for Can black people really stop white people from using the N-word The Guardian. Piers Morgan n-word expert Washington Post blog New Slaves to the N-Word Why Piers Morgan mostly had a valid point. New Pittsburgh Courier. all 35 news articles.\u2026 And who can forget Paula Dean\u2019s controversial comments that cost her millions in endorsements from sponsors. &nbsp; What\u2019s your opinion? Leave a comment below and share! 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