April 20, 2008
About "The N Word"
I like this anecdote, passed on by my friend Bob Fass:
Years ago I asked Dick Gregory why he used that word as the title of his autobiography, and he said it was so that when his mother heard the word she would think people were talking about her son's book.
Posted by jsmooth995 at April 20, 2008 5:28 PM
What's been your experience with that word, Mr.smoove?
Posted by: camilo at April 20, 2008 8:34 PM
Posted by: Cheynne at April 20, 2008 8:57 PM
the n word that bothers me these days is "net-worth" cause mine ain't high enough for me
Posted by: Belve at April 21, 2008 1:29 AM
Most of my experience with the word (beyond obvious constant hip-hop usage) has come in the form of white people saying it in conversation with me because they thought I was white and it was safe to say it..
I learned a lot about the word through my work with StoryCorps, hearing stories from people who grew up under Jim Crow and such, getting a true sense of the tremendous impact and weight the word had in that context.. I think a lot of younger people are not really aware of the weight it carries for those who lived through that.
Posted by: Jay Smooth at April 21, 2008 6:18 PM
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