NIGGAS!! (u offended?)

As we pass the halfway point of 2009, the level of civil rights is increasing while the true nature of "freedom of speech" is sacrificed. When I say freedom of speech, I mean really being able to say what you want to say. Granted, if everyone was able to do so, you ALREADY KNOW it's not too long until, oh how can I say this, some shit breaks loose. Therefore our freedom of speech is expressed through religion, politics, THE MEDIA (internet included), fashion, sexuality, music,education,etc. Each of these and more are protected, constitutionally, against MOST infractions of the law. In alot of cases, racial slurs are still accepted WORLDWIDE as long as it's in "good taste," or "just a joke," or "something everybody says anyway." Right?

WELL WHAT ABOUT NIGGA?

Yea I said it. I use the word, frequently. And to be honest I've stopped caring about people who are offended or who think I'm pushing our people back 100 years. You know the last conversation I had like that was with a girl with a weave? Who pushing who back Yacki light brown 16" ?I don't hate on weaves I just felt ol girl had nerve.

When the word nigga leaves my mouth I feel alot better than I do when I have to hold it in. YES, hold it in meaning I want to say it all the time. Nigga was, is, and always will be a term of endearment FOR THOSE WHO CAN RELATE. Nigga embodies all of the stereotypes of the African American race, nevertheless these stereotypes are simple results of our struggle. Watch Sanford and Son, bet Red Fox will break down nigga for ya. Sure, NIGGER was a gift of racism (thanks alot fuckers!) but NIGGA is a representation of everything else we did with our "gifts;" made it better. It hurts, and yes it's reminder of what my race has been through.

BUT WHAT ISN'T?

What doesn't remind you that no matter what status you are, there are some obstacles ALL Black people endure. THAT commonality is what nigga is to me.When I'm with my niggas (female or male), I can relax because I know that I'm surrounded like niggas just like me. Now they can relate cuz they too are experiencing...nigga shit. Now just like anyone you can't trust all niggas and then there are niggas who just gotta be niggas all the time! But they niggas nevertheless and it's hard to see even the worst nigga go down. You know why?

Cuz niggas is a beautiful thang (Bamboozled line)

I don't feel any less successful, nor any less socially repressed, and most importantly any less Black. I can put on a 3 piece suit or jeans and a tee and still have the same outlook on life. I still see Black people suffering whether they believe in/use the word at all. Hell, pretty sure they didn't check for who died a nigga when digging people up for profit at Burr Oak Cemetery (check the news).If we want to blame the racial setback or constant "failure of our race" on something, don't pick a word. Yes that word has history but so does the word cotton but I don't see anyone getting mad over a T-shirt!

Not to mention, if you've been 100% politically, ethically, and religiously correct this week, fine. But I know you haven't, because you're an American, and you've got freedom of speech.

NIGGAS!!