Even though not all black Americans refer to themselves as the pejorative n-word, an alarming proportion of the Black community uses and/or supports use of the term. For instance, ministers invoke the word from their pulpits, and the NAACP, with the wink of the eye, looks the other way when prominent blacks publicly embrace the word. Many black college professors support their students’ use of the word. Minister Louis Farrakhan… Continue reading
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The Enigmatic N-word
Friday, August 20th, 2010Boondocks Obsession with the N-word
Thursday, May 27th, 2010No American minority group has been caricatured as often and in as many ways as blacks. The entertainment media, from vaudeville to television, has portrayed blacks as happy-go-lucky idiots, dangerous thugs, and any definition of a n**ga one could fathom. The industry has degraded the black community for years, simply to make a buck, and always at the expense of the black community. Members of the entertainment industry defend their… Continue reading
The Omens of an Orwellian Society
Friday, April 2nd, 2010Self-preservation, the primal instinct or natural desire to protect self and stay alive, is a universal, normal and natural phenomenon for all living organisms. In the event of a perceived threat, the life form settles into survival mode and begins to exhibit those behaviors that ensure the organism’s existence. However, human beings’ ability to self-protect is far superior to that of the basic organism’s “fight or flight” only option. Humans… Continue reading