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The constant furore surrounding the 'N word'.
Aura101
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Does anybody really care THAT much when they hear it?
Or is it just a media frenzy?
Looking at the cases of Jeremy Clarkson and Justin Bieber for example. They said a word which is spouted constantly in pop music, yet have been treated like serial killers .
(Though Justin's joke was obviously offensive but it was years ago and he was a child)
And the most hilarious thing about it is, the 'outrage' never seems to last more than a week.
What is the meaning of the 'N word' now in the 21st century?
Its a word which is used regularly in hip hop .
Recent examples where its used heavily, Nicki minaj: Nicki Minaj - Lookin Ass (Explicit): http://youtu.be/2mwNbTL3pOs She says the dreaded word god knows how many times! And she has a huge fan base of kids, so why is this acceptable?
Why is it acceptable for Jay Z and Kanye to use the word in a song title which was successful all over the world?
Surely the constant use of the word in popular music means its going to appear more acceptable to use the word.
Basically I don't get it, and an explanation would be nice :cool:
Is it OK to listen to these songs in earshot of other people who might hear 'the word!' ?
Or is it just a media frenzy?
Looking at the cases of Jeremy Clarkson and Justin Bieber for example. They said a word which is spouted constantly in pop music, yet have been treated like serial killers .
(Though Justin's joke was obviously offensive but it was years ago and he was a child)
And the most hilarious thing about it is, the 'outrage' never seems to last more than a week.
What is the meaning of the 'N word' now in the 21st century?
Its a word which is used regularly in hip hop .
Recent examples where its used heavily, Nicki minaj: Nicki Minaj - Lookin Ass (Explicit): http://youtu.be/2mwNbTL3pOs She says the dreaded word god knows how many times! And she has a huge fan base of kids, so why is this acceptable?
Why is it acceptable for Jay Z and Kanye to use the word in a song title which was successful all over the world?
Surely the constant use of the word in popular music means its going to appear more acceptable to use the word.
Basically I don't get it, and an explanation would be nice :cool:
Is it OK to listen to these songs in earshot of other people who might hear 'the word!' ?
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My advice is not to say it and there won't be any furore.
Unless you feel you have a burning need to say it in which case I'd have to wonder why.
smh.
Let it gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....................................:(
I think that wasn't the point OP was trying to make. He was asking how come the N word is acceptable in music and nobody complains about it, but when people say it, it is a big deal.
Essentially it was used as a term of degradation by one racial group to another at a time when slavery was acceptable, and afterwards when it was still deemed as acceptable to discriminate and mistreat people on the basis of race in the most basic of ways. It seems obvious why it is therefore inappropriate for the racial group who used it in such a way to continue to use it.
There is an argument to be made around the racial group that was subjected to the term empowering themselves by reclaiming itand using it themselves, and I expect that is what the people you name would claim to be doing. That is a point which everyone doesn't agree on, but it doesn't mean that it is difficult to understand.
Play it safe and just don't use the word. It's not that hard really.
It's usually black musicians using it though isn't it. Perhaps that's where the difference is.
Take the P world that describes a person from Pakistan. It's seen as racist because of how it has been used.
I'm pretty sure "not this crap again" applies to that too...
I'd say this sums it up perfectly.
I genuinely fail to see how people still get confused over what is a pretty basic thing to comprehend.
I felt sorry for Emily when she got booted from Big Brother because she used the word in a 'street' sense.
No, absolutely I don't. I think both to be unacceptable, especially in music that has such profound influence on young people. Someone said that it's usually black musicians using the N-Word in music. So what, should it be more acceptable if they are black? Lots of young people and teens who are not black are influenced by their music. Black people get offended when someone who isn't black say the n-word, yet black musicians themselves are using the word,setting a bad example to young people of any race and colour.
The connotations behind each word is different.
...is it possible for a white person to use n*gger in a non abusive manner though ?...that's like saying motherf*cker is ok as long as it's not abusive..n*gger is derogatory whatever way a white person says it...this,i meant it in a street sense bollocks,is just nonsense..
Yeah, this really.
Think of it as blasphemy reinvented for the secular age and you won't go far wrong.
Yes it is possible for anyone to use it in a non abusive sense. Such as talking about the character in Huckleberry Finn.
It's a horrid nasty offensive word designed to hurt , descriminate and dehumanise so best avoided surely ?