Boom_70 said:
mr - at the risk of sounding trite I sincerly applaud your willingness and effort to try and show those kids a positive role model. It's what all kids need more of. If there is posts that you find offensive on sohh why not call the posters out and tell them what is wrong with their posts?
I think you answered me indirectly but are you offended when posters toss around the "N" word? I was raised in enviroment that taught me that it was a word of hate. I must admit when I hear or read of someone using it I am shocked.
because you dont always have to call someone out. if i do that, then ill more than likely be met with resistance. i learned from john demartini that no 2 people have the same value system. and thats ok. but when you put your values above someone else's then you are care-"less". and again, its the internet. do you think that you guys blasting sportsbruh at every turn has changed him at all?
as far as the "N" word. its something that blacks and whites will never agree on. do i like it? nope. do i use it, at times. yep. do i understand why its used and the history as to why blacks have adopted it? resoundingly yes. its an oppositional identity. you (not
you in particular) give it a negative meaning, to degrade me........i take it, turn it around, use it as a term of endearment and i have taken all of the negative power away from it. same thing with "man". you call us "boy", we call each other "man". again, i think its time to move away from it. although, it is funny to watch others complain that they cant use it when referring to blacks
but its not as simple as a "No N-word" borough. its deeply rooted in a culture that pre-dates hip hop by a long time....
