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Perspectives: A View of the ‘N-Word’ from Sociolinguistics

by Dr. Arthur K. Spears , July 12, 2006

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     May this prove the truth that many cultures are sorely ignorant of other cultures and whether intended or not, can hurt others quicker than they can think.

     Thank you

-R Kemmerer

“Bologna or boloney”
Still the same.  Give the world a break and don’t intellectualize such a word with the vile history it carries.  Growing up in the south under our uneducated people came in all colors.  Knowing how to read, spell and pronounce words were a challenge.  But seeing nigga carved in the body of dead youth and pictures spread around campus does send a message .  Kill the N Word and do not glorify it by allowing it to survive based on a lack of understanding of where it came from. Does it take someone carving into your forehead for you to recognize what it is and where it came from?  What it means is what it has always meant.
-Emmitt Hayes

“the wrong idea”
Well, you still must be careful how you use it and in what context. You must also me careful speaking this slang around other races, they may get the wrong idea and think it's ok to use it. Nevertheless, if you use it around me I shall be forced to lay upon your face a series of devistating blows, each one more deadlier than its predecessor.

- T Babbs



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