Obama used the N word!

QuickSilver said:
I for one was gobsmacked at how racists and racist comments came out of the woodwork after his election. I fully admit to being one of those unaware caucasians who really believed that was left back in the 60's.. Sadly... it had just gone underground... which is why so many talking heads take exception to him using the "word".. it embarrasses them, and shines a light on their true feelings.. No.. they don't use the "N" word in public.... only sometimes in private.. and most often in their heads.
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I too was naive in believing racism was dying out. I thought things were getting better, but actually people just got quieter about how they felt. Now it seems racism has been revived and become more like pre civil rights day in the attitudes. A lot of whites have heard they will be in the minority in the US in the future and it scares the crap out of them. Tough. Deal with it.
 

Under the circumstance I see how anyone can justify his use of the word. At the same time I feel he should have avoided it due to the fact that so many haters were just waiting for another reason to attack him. As to the OP it supports the latter of my first two sentences.
 

AZ Jim said:
Under the circumstance I see how anyone can justify his use of the word. At the same time I feel he should have avoided it due to the fact that so many haters were just waiting for another reason to attack him. As to the OP it supports the latter of my first two sentences.
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I really think he doesn't give a rat's patoot any more.. Why should he.. ?
 
Glinda said:
In the context in which President Obama used the N word, he was essentially quoting those racists who use the word routinely. If he had tried to disguise it, water it down, or say it differently, it would not have had the impact that it obviously did. He is a wise man and he does not speak impulsively. He knew what he was saying and he knew it needed to be said exactly the way he said it. I support him 100%.
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I agree with you completely Glinda, the President used the word to make a point and convey a message, there's nothing wrong with what he said, it needed to be said. I'm not surprised that the conservative talk shows were jumping all over this yesterday, to me it was very childish. They try to blow it out of proportion and make something out of nothing, that's how they roll. Those people prove daily that racism is alive and well in America, even in 2015...so sad. Here's a short clip, very thoughtful.

 
I totally disagree. It is not OK for some people to use the word and not others, regardless if you are included or not. I have read many, many posts that have been in severe opposition and have denounced to using this word, but now that the President has used it and that he is partially black, it's OK. It's not a gray area, either we use it or we don't; no matter the context. I don't go around calling myself a whitey or a cracker or whatever, although I have been called those names on occasion and there is no reason why when referring to my heritage I ever would. We have all heard black comedians use this word when speaking of others in their race. I remember a "Sanford & Son" segment where Lamont had to go to traffic court because he was given a ticket by a white cop. Fred thought he was being a hero by standing up and telling the judge that he was Lamont's legal counsel. There were many blacks in the courtroom. Fred asked the white cop why he never arrested any white drivers. The white cop said he does. Fred answered by asking, "You do? Well where are they? Look around in here. There's enough n_______s in here to make a Tarzan movie." How would that have gone over if a white man would have said that?

Some want to take down the Confederate flag because of what it stands for in their eyes, yet we don't go so far as to say, "Well, some can say the 'N' word, but only if they are black." Makes no sense. It's like wanting our cake and eating it to. I have a friend that is a judge in the bordering county. We got to talking about race one day and the subject of hate crimes came up. Meanwhile, another person stuck his nose into our conversation and asked the Judge if he yelled the 'N' word at a black man across the street, would he be charged with a hate crime. The Judge said no, but if he would use the word along with a threat, then probably. This would be like yelling, "Hey, 'N', get off of our street or I'll kick your black a$$." That could be considered a hate crime. On the other hand, if he would just yell, "Hey, YOU, get your black a$$ out of here." Totally different. Again, it really doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

We had an issue with a black man on a flight from Miami some years ago. He was pretty upset over a company policy, but there just wasn't anything we could do until we reached our destination. During the conversation he said to one of the flight attendants, "You crackers would't understand." No big deal. We passed it off and took care of his issue when we reached Chicago. It's just like when we dealt with black people we would never think to say, I'm sorry, but we crackers just don't understand." Who in their right mind would say such garbage?

I agree with what the columnist wrote in his blog. The President has normally only addressed race issues when the right time presented itself, like with the police issues. For that, I give him credit for being smart enough to know when to pick his battles. However, he has never gone this far to actually say the word that so many of us repudiate in our life. My last word on this is that I believe that his saying what he did and in the context that it was said; it was a slip of the tongue. Perhaps, as some say, a Freudian slip. I would almost bet that if he had it to do over again, he would choose different words.

God Bless America!!
 
Again... there is a huge difference in "Saying" the word and actually "Using" the word to denegrate or demean an individual or a group of individuals.. He did not use the word against or toward anyone.. He was saying the word in an illustrative sense.. BIG difference.
 
QuickSilver said:
Again... there is a huge difference in "Saying" the word and actually "Using" the word to denegrate or demean an individual or a group of individuals.. He did not use the word against or toward anyone.. He was saying the word in an illustrative sense.. BIG difference.
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It made his point and got attention.
 
Interesting...
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There's a number of good posts here but I like this one. I wish I'd said it.

He chose his words carefully.
Sometimes it is appropriate to call a spade a n*gg*r.
No apologies from me on this one in case you are thinking that I've gone too far.

A gunman shoots nine black worshippers dead to start a race war and people are fussing about one word coming from the lips of the president.
What about the rest of his message?

If Obama has slipped the leash of political correctness and plans to make a difference before his presidency ends then I say, "Go Barrack!"​
 
It's not a common term in OZ but we are familiar with it from TV.

Anglo Aussies were once referred to as "skips" derived from "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo"
Hardly an insult but it was used by kids who were being called "wogs" as a return retort.

Aboriginees have a word for whites. We are "gubbas" but it is only commonly used in the north of Australia.
Whether it is an insult or not depends more on the tone of voice more than anything else.
 
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