The white man getting blacks to call each other *****...

[OsO]

how do you feel about it?

for some reason i was thinking about this deep today. words have power, and that word has such a destructive history with our people that when it's uttered, i think it can have the effect of reenforcing, at least mentally, or possibly even subconsciously, the negative conditioning of black people.

it also has a history that dates back to before "white" people even existed, with naga being an ancient ethiopian word similar in meaning to "royalty."

some parts me of me feel it's a word like any other word.

some parts of me feel that we shouldnt use a word that has been historically been used to degrade our people.

some parts of me feel like we are reclaiming our ancient heritage as people of royal standing.

it's very conflicting.

i personally stopped using the word maybe 8 or so years ago, although it still slips out every once in a while when i get ratchet lol... but at the end of the day there are multiple perspectives and i think they all have some merit.

how do some of yall feel?

 

[Crakface]

I say what i want and dont care what anyone else thinks. I dont live my life to qualify it to whites so i can get a pat on the back from them for a job well done. Live your life for God yourself and the people you care about and nothing else will matter. I will say the n word and not care. I dont know any white people who are dying to drop the N bomb on me or get into philisophical discussions on who can and cant say nikka. I just know, they wont be calling me one and if they call you one, you're doing something wrong.

 

[88m3]

I wasn't aware that was happening.

 

[Bud Bundy]

how do you feel about it?

for some reason i was thinking about this deep today. words have power, and that word has such a destructive history with our people that when it's uttered, i think it can have the effect of reenforcing, at least mentally, or possibly even subconsciously, the negative conditioning of black people.

it also has a history that dates back to before "white" people even existed, with naga being an ancient ethiopian word similar in meaning to "royalty."

some parts me of me feel it's a word like any other word.

some parts of me feel that we shouldnt use a word that has been historically been used to degrade our people.

some parts of me feel like we are reclaiming our ancient heritage as people of royal standing.

it's very conflicting.

i personally stopped using the word maybe 8 or so years ago, although it still slips out every once in a while when i get ratchet lol... but at the end of the day there are multiple perspectives and i think they all have some merit.

how do some of yall feel?

just a word. I don't let it bother me.

 

[theworldismine13]

its a negative word no matter which way you slice it, the word nikka is part of an overall anti academic culture that infects black culture, it should definitely be eliminated and not because of white people, it has to do with transforming black culture

IMO the reason why people say it doesnt matter is becuase they are convinced that the white man is the devil and that all the bad things that happen to black people derive from the devilish white man, when you are convinced another power is responsible for your situation than you dont see any need to improve yourself, and black people dont really see any need to change their our language and culture, they think its fine

nikka i think is equivalent to soul food, in that its bad for you, period, but people will continue eating it because its their culture and dont see any reason to change their culture when the real problem with black health is the "devil", that logic is bad imo

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[The 2020 New Member]

whenever i hear the word i can't help but feel something, no matter who says it. until i can understand this feeling, i'm going to keep saying it.

 

[Dooby]

whenever i hear the word i can't help but feel something, no matter who says it. until i can understand this feeling, i'm going to keep saying it.

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[The 2020 New Member]

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it keeps my teeth white.

don't pound cake on me. what is the proper response to a word that is used because of my race in both a postive and negative way? not to mention for anything in between(i.e. donald glover "i called a seatbelt a n---- earlier today).

if fools are gonna threaten my life and my brothers are gonna console me with the same word what else can i do besides call everybody and everything a ****** as i see fit.

 

[Fillerguy]

I never liked the "its just a word" argument. words are the foundation of verbal communication. they all matter, especially the ones used against your ancestors to remind them they ain't shyt

 

[88m3]

The word was never in my vocabulary.


We're gods on earth

 

[Higher Tech]

To me, the word amongst blacks was ok. Use it to make a point, or talkin shyt with your boys.

The word never bothered me until we let it transcend to other races and we started acting like the authority on the word. Celebs giving other races "black cards," and lettin them say nikka around them. Every race says it now, like it's a regular ass word. But I still get offended when I hear it. Hip hop especially let the word spread like wildfire and become socially acceptable, because "its a term of endearment."

How come kike, spic, cac, honky, or wop can't be terms of endearment?

It's become a mute point, I don't even correct people that aint my race that say it anymore. It's just that wide spread, I'd be fighting or arguing all the time. And in reality it aint even their faults. We let it be the popular phrase. Now everybody wanna be nikkas.

It's advanced far beyond what it should have ever gotten to.

 

[theworldismine13]

To me, the word amongst blacks was ok. Use it to make a point, or talkin shyt with your boys.

The word never bothered me until we let it transcend to other races and we started acting like the authority on the word. Celebs giving other races "black cards," and lettin them say nikka around them. Every race says it now, like it's a regular ass word. But I still get offended when I hear it. Hip hop especially let the word spread like wildfire and become socially acceptable, because "its a term of endearment."

How come kike, spic, cac, honky, or wop can't be terms of endearment?

It's become a mute point, I don't even correct people that aint my race that say it anymore. It's just that wide spread, I'd be fighting or arguing all the time. And in reality it aint even their faults. We let it be the popular phrase. Now everybody wanna be nikkas.

It's advanced far beyond what it should have ever gotten to.

yeah, im not seeing how black people are winning by the mainstreaming of nikka or when some black people can't create a sentence without using the word, like where exactly are we going with this?

 

[Higher Tech]

yeah, im not seeing how black people are winning by the mainstreaming of nikka or when some black people can't create a sentence without using the word, like where exactly are we going with this?

For real. I can handle it a little bit, but I can't have conversations with dudes that use it constantly, loudly and proudly. Especially in public.

 

[stealthbomber]

i dont say nikka a tenth as much irl as i do on here. but these coli nikkas...

 

[The 2020 New Member]

yeah, im not seeing how black people are winning by the mainstreaming of nikka or when some black people can't create a sentence without using the word, like where exactly are we going with this?

i wondered the same thing while watching basketball wives. why is it ok for a group of black women to call each other bytches incessantly on a cable TV show?

we're really moving towards it just being a word for better or worse. it's not going away. who uses that word and what it says about them is another issue (lower class, poorly educated, as a term of endearment or disgust).

even without the word there will always be nikkas right?