tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18073044.post115782781602246076..comments2023-10-22T04:57:31.068-07:00Comments on D-Place: What do you think?D-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11910123960971438134noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18073044.post-1157958267917816522006-09-11T00:04:00.000-07:002006-09-11T00:04:00.000-07:00First, I never heard of this movie. Thanks for the...First, I never heard of this movie. Thanks for the tip.<BR/><BR/>Ice Cube confuses me. On some issues he makes a lot sense, but then he turns around and makes ridiculous statements.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I think the notion of desensitizing people to the word is ridiculous. If anything, it needs to be the reverse. People need to be (re)sensitized to the word and its history. There is an ugly history behind the word that is taken for granted. People died and are still dying at the hands of people who use the word - whether "nigger" or "nigga".<BR/><BR/>We use it too casually. And because we (blacks) tend to be trendsetters - others have followed our lead on its casual usage. And I find that abhorrent.<BR/><BR/>Although I get the point about taking the power out of the word, I sure don't want to be greated by a "What's up nigga" from anybody - black, white etc.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I have been working hard to eradicate any form of the word from my vocabulary in casual talk - not that I used it rampantly though.Arch City Expatriatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928344388482144188noreply@blogger.com