I was strolling through my social media when I saw a debate going on between two friends with completely different perspective on the use of the "N" word.
This virtual argument was lead on Instagram "Should Black People Stop Using the N Word.
While one person thought the "N" word could be use differently therefore changing the meaning, and that as black people we owned the right to do so. The other person said it was ludicrous to believe we could change the meaning of words, especially one with so much history. I fully agreed with his outlook on the subject.
New words are created all the time and some make it into the urban dictionary, but this one shouldn’t have.
The N word always follows controversy and because of its history and what this word actually means I've chosen not to use it, and I made that decision at an early age. This word doesn't match my aura, point blank.
I believe our names mean a lot about our personalities and most often even where we come from so think of it...
When someone calls you the "N" word with love or not they are in reality calling you something else. They are not calling you by your God given name but actually calling you the actually name that your ancestors fought hard to diminish from your life and the lives of your loved ones.
They fought too hard for us to repeat history, and even though we live in times of ill racism, we can not head backwards with our words and we can not head backwards in our minds.
We live in these times now because of what we are truly capable of achieving, as a so called minority, us all united in reality are the majority.
best wishes!
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