ADignorantium

brashblacknonbeliever:

mickolas:

brashblacknonbeliever:

Dear White People,

You don’t get to say the word n***a/n***er just because it was in a song. Self-censoring really isn’t that fucking hard.

Actually this bothers me. I don’t say those words because they’re derogatory….

I’m reblogging this because it presents a perfect opportunity for me to say…

“I Don’t use the six letter “N” word. So PLEASE, DO NOT USE the six letter “F” word.” It’s just as offensive to me as the “N” word is to you.

I have been chased down the street by gangs of every color, with evil and destruction in their eyes, shouting Faggot! and Queer! and AIDS Carrier! and every other nasty epithet taught to them by their parents.

I have been physically attacked by drunken idiots trolling the streets looking for easy prey. Each time I fought back. A few times, barely making it out with my life.

I’ve seen a close friend beaten almost to death by young thugs who laughed and taunted, “Whatchu gone do? Faggot!” as they kicked and beat my friend into a bloody mess. All I could do was call the police. When the police finally arrived, they treated us like it was somehow our fault we were attacked.

• So excuse me if I’m a little touchy about a word.
• Excuse me for feeling threatened every time I hear a Young Turk tossing around the six letter “F” word.
• Excuse me if I’m a little more offended that another minority group singles out my particular minority.
• Excuse me for being so naive as to think we are all on the same side against the ruling class. “United We Stand, Divided We Fall!”

There are a lot of words I choose not to use simply because they are offensive to someone. I try not to use them in private because it lessens the chance I might slip in public. Avoiding offensive language doesn’t harm me in any way. 

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees my right to say whatever I want, however I want. But why would I go out of my way to hurt someone? What do I gain form it?

“I Don’t use the six letter “N” word. so Please, Don’t Use the six letter “F” word.”

A little consideration for others goes a long way. To quote brashblacknonbeliever: “Self-censoring really isn’t that fucking hard.”

*For the record, just as I say White when referring to White folks, I say Black when referring to Black folks. My friends are okay with it. (I generally don’t go around referring to them as my “Black” Friends.)

**The term “African American” isn’t always appropriate because not every Brown skinned person comes from Africa. Just ask Wyclef Jean or Seal.

*** The term ‘Young Turk’ means rebellious young person. A wild teen. http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/young+turk.html