Oprah Winfrey Refuses To Befriend People Who Use The "N-Word"

[Digga38]

nikka please

 

[Constantine]

I understand her sentiment. If we gonna keep it real, most black people who say the word only say it out in public, and around whites is because it gives them a sense of power over whites; when we say it its like we have power over them, because they can't say the word, or may be scared to say so. Black people who believe by saying the word were taking the power out of the word are deluding themselves. Its a false sense of power, because at the end of the day, they may not be able to say it due to cultural sensitivities, but they run the country, and can affect policies through Congress, or through economic means that have far more detremintal effects on us then just calling us ******. I've personally have been called ****** on two occasions by Caucasians, and the fight or flight response kicked in; they said through their car windows, so response was limited. The other reason I don't like its usage is because we want to say its a term of endearment, but we also use it as a pejorative against each other, which basically is defining each other as the other. History has shown that when one group defines another as the other, it dehumanizes them, and makes it easier to discriminate against the group, up to killing them. In WWI American GIs called the German troops Huns, or Kruts, WWII we called the Japanese Japs, in Korea we called the North Koreans Gooks, in Vietnam we called the North Vietneames slopes, or we just called them Charlie after their NATO call sign, in the first Gulf War we called the Iraqis sand ******s, in the second war we called the natives hajis. While its true black and whites kill each other at about the same rate, we kill each other at a higher per capita rate. Could it be the usage of the word is a factor? The other reason I don't like the word, is if you're black and have been called nikka/****** by another black person in anger, the same fight or flight response kicks in as if you've been called it by a white person; so that theory about by us using the word takes the power out of it doesn't hold up. But on the other hand, if a generation is disfunctional, which we are, its because of the influence of the generation that preceded it. Look at Jay Z, hes 43 something years old and says nikka; but if you look at blackpolation movies from the 70's, black people in the movies use the word profusely. Jay Z and NWA grew up watching these movies, and were influenced by them. Those actors from those movies came from Oprah's generation, and they had no qualms about using the word, probably because their parents/elders used the word around them.

 

[IGSaint12]

No black friends I guess

I'm sure there are plenty of black people who don't say nikka in real life. I personally refuse to say it so I know there are richer blacks who probably feel the same. It can be hard at times though because of the frequent use of the word on this forum and around the people I hang out with though.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Keep deluding yourselves that if only we'd stop saying the word "nikka" and listening to hip hop that black people would FINALLY make some progress in America.

Obama getting elected has made these white folks brazen as shyt and there are people tap dancing along for em like clockwork.

Remember the good old days before hip hop and sagging pants and the word nikka? The good old 50's and 60's.

shyt was a golden era and then these ignorant black folk fukked it all up. If we could only get back to those "good old days"

 

[theworldismine13]

Keep deluding yourselves that if only we'd stop saying the word "nikka" and listening to hip hop that black people would FINALLY make some progress in America.

Obama getting elected has made these white folks brazen as shyt and there are people tap dancing along for em like clockwork.

Remember the good old days before hip hop and sagging pants and the word nikka? The good old 50's and 60's.

shyt was a golden era and then these ignorant black folk fukked it all up. If we could only get back to those "good old days"

even if it didnt help black people progress one inch i would still say we should stop saying nikka, improving culture is a goal unto itself

 

[Robbie3000]

I understand her sentiment. If we gonna keep it real, most black people who say the word only say it out in public, and around whites is because it gives them a sense of power over whites; when we say it its like we have power over them, because they can't say the word, or may be scared to say so. Black people who believe by saying the word were taking the power out of the word are deluding themselves. Its a false sense of power, because at the end of the day, they may not be able to say it due to cultural sensitivities, but they run the country, and can affect policies through Congress, or through economic means that have far more detremintal effects on us then just calling us ******. I've personally have been called ****** on two occasions by Caucasians, and the fight or flight response kicked in; they said through their car windows, so response was limited. The other reason I don't like its usage is because we want to say its a term of endearment, but we also use it as a pejorative against each other, which basically is defining each other as the other. History has shown that when one group defines another as the other, it dehumanizes them, and makes it easier to discriminate against the group, up to killing them. In WWI American GIs called the German troops Huns, or Kruts, WWII we called the Japanese Japs, in Korea we called the North Koreans Gooks, in Vietnam we called the North Vietneames slopes, or we just called them Charlie after their NATO call sign, in the first Gulf War we called the Iraqis sand ******s, in the second war we called the natives hajis. While its true black and whites kill each other at about the same rate, we kill each other at a higher per capita rate. Could it be the usage of the word is a factor? The other reason I don't like the word, is if you're black and have been called nikka/****** by another black person in anger, the same fight or flight response kicks in as if you've been called it by a white person; so that theory about by us using the word takes the power out of it doesn't hold up. But on the other hand, if a generation is disfunctional, which we are, its because of the influence of the generation that preceded it. Look at Jay Z, hes 43 something years old and says nikka; but if you look at blackpolation movies from the 70's, black people in the movies use the word profusely. Jay Z and NWA grew up watching these movies, and were influenced by them. Those actors from those movies came from Oprah's generation, and they had no qualms about using the word, probably because their parents/elders used the word around them.

Ever heard of paragraphs?

 

[ogc163]

SMFH I don't say it in public just like there is a long list of words I don't say in public, but in my experience Black people who claim to not use the word are usually bullshytting. When they are drinking, angry, or in the course of telling a story about some ratchet ass n----r shyt they slip up and use it. This has been my experience with EVERY single Black person who initially claimed they didn't use the word, at this point it comes off as misguided empty moral grandstanding to me.

 

[Richard Wright]

Damn I got to stop saying the n word.

 

[88m3]

fukk that rich fat c00n Oprah. And fukk her money as well. She does nothing to speak out against the injustices that black people face in America because she doesn't want to offend her white fans. Its disgusting. But let a black man fukk up and she'll dedicate a full show to roasting their ass. Its disgusting and sickening.

Just because she throws around a few dollars here and there doesn't excuse her of her relative slience on the plethora of issues facing black Americans. I put c00ns like herself, Beyonce, and JAy in the same boat. Honestly fukk them and their money.

 

[Consigliere]

I'm not mad at her. The word's been so overused that Black people had to dust off other old-timey slurs to refer to themselves as. If you did a word cloud for this site 'c00n' would be in size 36 font.

 

[SouthernBelle]

I would also like to add that many of you can't or don't read because her quote says "use the n-word AROUND ME."

That means she can't control what you do or say in your personal life but you aren't going to do it around her.

 

[Type Username Here]

Just because she throws around a few dollars here and there

$500 million. Few.

 

[NSSVO]

If black people stopped saying nikka they would give the power that word has back to non whites to use against us.

We took away one of their tools to dehumanize and insult us and I hope we don't give it back.

EXACTLY!!!! That is why I can't understand why people don't get that! That word is going to be here to say. Rather it be a term of endearment or for another race to demean us. That's why a lot of non-blacks feel some type of way about it because people hate being isolated or being told they can't do something. My timeline of nikka/****** is this:

Used to disrespect us and our heritage
We changed it to, and I say this loosely, a positive word for us
People who created the word, now are culturally outlawed to say it.
Now since THEY aren't accepted in saying it, they want us to stop saying it.

 

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[NSSVO]

I like that Oprah doesn't just talk about it (like a lot of the demons on this board), she actually does things that may improve the lives of others. I love how she checked this one loud mouth on twitter. To all of the coli complainers,what are YOU doing to help black men, black women, and/or black children?

But damn... Oprah caught a body like that.