So im really conflicted right now. I have a close friend who was on Facebook yesterday and saw a old school mate post a video of herself rapping saying ‘nigga”. My friend is black, I am however Mixed. But i still find offense to this word, as my family, and my husband, and his family is black. So my friend, comments on this video and says “why are you saying nigga” just like that. Nothing more. Our school mate reply’s saying basically there is nothing wrong with that, because “Nicki, Young Dolph, (whoever that is) and Gucci Mane say it, so its discrimination for you to say i cant say it because im white” My friend does reply letting her know basically its not okay for you to say that, and its not discrimination for me to tell you, you shouldnt be saying it. This girl, has not only one, but 2 guys we went to school with come to her defense, and i quote stated that “its just like saying dude”. This goes on for a while, my friend and other person trying to let them know this isnt right, it was used as a derogatory term towards our ancestors, and our grandparents, our PEOPLE and it shouldnt be used by anyone, but especially by white people, who put our people in slavery, and called them this name, to devalue and dehumanize this group of people. I dont feel it should be used by black people, or white people. I do see that there is the issue of, well your people say it, but you dont want us to say it. I get and understand that, that is not why i post this, or feel somewhat conflicted. I feel conflicted and very upset about the situation because of what happened next. After a few comments back and forth things took a turn for the absolute worse. 50 or more comments of harassment, My black friend was called a “Nappy headed whore”, “a nigger,” “ignorant nigger,” was told “oh you’ll get your nigger friends”, “typical nigger move,” was told “yeah yall are niggers,” and “I will slit your throat and fuck it”, she was called a “blue gum toad,” ive never heard that before, but it sure was said the other day. She was told “niggers cant get a job,” and this is all by the same 2 guys who wanted to prove that “its okay for white people to say nigga” but then turned around not even seconds later to say these things. There was so much more said, when another female jumps on the post as well, to say the same things pretty much, and said that the word “nigger” means someone who is ignorant, which another person responds by asking, would you call your white child that if they did something ignorant which of course she replies yes, we all know thats not true. Basically im conflicted right now, because i really want to drag all 4 of them through the mud on every social media outlet possible. People say that racism doesnt exist anymore. i love the “i voted for Obama” “i love black people” not everyone is like this, i know, but theres a huge majority of people who are. This needs to be stopped!!! My friend is tough, because she was able to hang in there and take the punches, but I couldnt have done it. She did however cuss them out, which is to be expected, but NOT ONCE did she ever use a racial slur towards them. I feel that this needs to spread like wildfire. This girl goes to Texas Tech and I want her expelled. I want her to rot, and the 2 males that came to her defense, I hope they burn in hell for saying those things, because you want to be down, and you want to be able to say nigga, but you dont see how its not okay ever, because the same term you use as like “saying dude” is the same term you use to talk about us, degrade us, and put us down. That is NEVER okay. and I want the world to see them for who they really are deep down inside. and Im torn, do I post everything for everyone to see everywhere I possibly can, or do I let it be, because we cant change the world?
