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When Samuel L. Jackson sat down with film critic Jake Hamilton to discuss Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained , Hamilton had a question that he wanted to ask Jackson relative to the n-word. But Jackson, who plays a Sambo, Uncle Tom prototype in the film, refused to answer the question unless Hamilton actually said the word “n**ger” in its full enunciation—and not a censored, more politically-correct, less offensive metaphor of the term. After Hamilton refused to say n**ger several times, Jackson retorted: “We’re not going to have this conversation unless you say it.” The nervous Jake Hamilton still refused to be coerced into saying the vile and sinister term. Jackson finally relented and asked: “You want to move on to another question?” A deeply-relieved Hamilton responded affirmatively.

Any self-respecting Black/African American who is proud of him/herself and their ancestry is incapable of seeing him or herself as a n**ga/n**ger, and would become appalled almost (if not certainly) to the point of physical contest if anyone referred to them as such. It is because this type of enlightened, self-dignified individual has transcended such an inferior state of mind, and now, instead, owns the rightful higher perception of self and toys with no one who approaches them at any other affirmed level of understanding. On the other hand, only an Uncle Tom sellout and/or ignorant inferior-minded individual lies fully relaxed and engulfed in the idea of being a n**ger/n**ga, and finds it humorous and acceptable to encourage others to the same.

Lisa Lampanelli, a white stand-up comedian and insult comic known for her racy and controversial style of comedy—same as Chris Rock and Katt Williams, recently tweeted on Twitter: “Me with my n**ga @Lenaham of @HBOGirls – I love this beyotch!!” (sic)

The Black community understandably so was outraged and all up in arms about Lisa’s blatant and contemptible act. But, in retrospect, Black America’s response is also hypocritical, profoundly irrational and infantile. Black America’s actions, which shall be referred to as the Jackson Syndrome, on one hand unsoundly gives everyone in the universe a pass to use the n-word, but then when someone outside the Black community uses the word, African Americans have the audacity to become indignant. Truly, something unnatural and abnormal exists when it comes to this scenario; this line of thinking is tantamount to an individual throwing a rock through someone’s window, and then when someone throws a rock back into that individual’s window, they cannot understand how something of that sort could have come about.

The stage has been set for some time. Just dating back to as recently as Michael “Kramer” Richards and Don Imus, to currently, nothing has changed. The alarm was sounded back then, but evidently Black America was not listening, failed to pay attention to the significance of these acts, or was simply indifferent to the matters. Black America must wake up and realize that even small pebbles—if thrown often enough, long enough, and with enough force—can have significant, irreversible effects. Situations that seem to be one-off’s and carry no impact at all will eventually be the exposed Achilles tendon that brings down the black community once and for all.

Black/African Americans continually refuse to hold one another accountable for their own actions—thinking nothing of always pulling a Jackson Syndrome, and continually come up with something asinine to support use of the n-word. They go so far as to say that it’s okay or acceptable for blacks to use the n-word, unacceptable for non-blacks to use it, but then all at the same time encourage others to use it ANYWAY through their own use of the term in daily interactions, music lyrics and other forms of entertainment. If someone was to create a situation comedy based on the actions of Black America and its use of the n-word, it would make the all-time ding-a-ling list.

This is the 21st century but yet racism still exists, and it seems as though Black/African American proponents of the n-word insist on feeding the flames of racism by promoting, marketing and commercializing the term. Truth be told, their use of the n-word keeps the hate, inferior-superior mindset distinction, and inequality and racial disrespect at the forefront of everyone’s minds that the term long ago was created to represent. Recently, a white passenger on board a Delta Airline flight was annoyed by a crying black child sitting next to him on his mother’s lap. The irate passenger had the unmitigated gaul to reach over and slap the child in the face, calling the child a n**ger in the process.

Everything about the passenger’s actions was unacceptable, but he did it because he felt he had the right to do so. This proves the point that so long as the Black community continually disrespects itself, others will continue to view the collective black community as inferior and will handle the group of people as insignificant, non-humans they can treat any way they see fit at will…that idea of careless treatment sounds a lot like the real definition of a “n**ga”. The word n**ger/n**ga is linked to a racist past and that is NEVER going to change. To entertain the ridiculous idea that the context of this word can be changed—let alone the desire to want to even try—is ludicrous and asinine at its best. The context of its history is going to forever remain intact.

Many twisted and irrational arguments have been advanced in a feeble attempt to justify use of the n-word. One of which is that those who fight against its use live in the past and are unable to let go of it, while proponents of the term say they have freed themselves from the past and given the n-word a new meaning. The truth of the matter is those proponents of the term will go to any length to cover up their act of ignorance for their use of the vile word. Their justifications for use of the term shows that they are in DENIAL about all that took place relative to the sinister baggage that comes along with this word. If any argument can be made, it should be that proponents of the term are mentally incapacitated and too inertia to overcome their use of it.

Black America’s present day use of the n-word is symbolic of an 18th century slave mentality and has no place in this 21st century for liberated-minded people. Descendants of those victimized and dehumanized by this pejorative term who want to keep this word alive in this 21st century by embracing it are committing blasphemy to the sacred memories, struggles and sacrifices of their forefathers.

As a GROUP, the non-use of the n-word should be a no-brainer. Black/African Americans should ALL be on the same page about this because, collectively, whenever that word is openly used by any person of color, it serves as a reflection on the entire race of people. No matter whose mouth—black or non-black—the n-word idiom flows from, nothing cerebral, honorable, dignified, prideful or self-respectful exists from being submissive to and tolerant of its use.

While many in the Black community work to try to become a once-again united, self-respecting race of people with a positive perception and conviction of self within and without the community, others have sold out at the expense of the collective group. As this internal conflict wages within Black America, slick-teethed businessmen like Quentin Tarantino are laughing all the way to the bank with his highest grossed money-making movie ever. Offering a very veiled perception of slave life and a million and one more ways to allow the n-word term to roll off one’s lips, Black America was left with a feel good moment about a make believe Django’s prowess who rides off in the sunset with his woman after ethereally shooting up a bunch of white folks. Where was the real homage paid to the Black/African American and his survival of a gargantuan struggle?

Taking its cue from the music industry’s global promotion, marketing and commercializing of the n-word, the door is now open for more such films to be made once again using Black America as sacrificial pawns and all with Black America’s approval. Black/African American forefathers have to be rolling over in their graves with utter disgust at the behavior of their descendants.

H. Lewis Smith is the founder and president of UVCC, the United Voices for a Common Cause, Inc. (www.theunitedvoices.com), and author of "Bury that Sucka: A Scandalous Love Affair with the N-Word". Follow him on Twitter: www.twitter.com/thescoop1
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Monday, March 4th 2013 at 3:14PM
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The variants neger and negar, derive from the Spanish and Portuguese word negro (black), and from the now-pejorative French nègre (*****).

Personally, I do not like the world, will not use the word, and I constantly insist to my sons not use the word, I consider it an insult.
My grandfather taught me to have racial pride, and that black is beautiful. I would dare not subject my people to such a negative word. It's demeaning, degrading and should no longer be used to catergorize Black African Americans. And when I hear rappers use this word, I just shake my head!

Monday, March 4th 2013 at 3:31PM
Cynthia Merrill Artis
Mr. Smith,

Please explain why you say that the use of the N-word by us betrays our forefathers. In addition, you used the term Black/African American. How can one people be two different people at the same time? A Black American is a person born out of the ashes of plantation slavery while an African American person did not endure plantation slavery.

Can you reason?

Tuesday, March 5th 2013 at 11:49AM
Harry Watley
Greetings Harry,

Relative to the use of the n-word: Consider this scenario: if one’s immediate family member was being bludgeon to death with a hammer by an assailant, would that individual start wearing the symbol of a hammer in honor or remembrance of that person’s ruthlessly murdered family member? Of course not, fore it symbolizes the savage and barbaric—and likely senseless— killing of that individual’s kinship. Ironically enough, however, if one was programmed and conditioned over a period of 300 years to wear that hammer as a symbol, many would as that is what they have been taught within and without the community. This scenario is analogous to the behavior Blacks model today with their use of the n-word.

The n-word is the HAMMER associated with a brutal social system that denied Black Americans their God-given humanity. The word n**ger/n**ga has serious implications in American history as a method of dehumanizing, categorizing, stereotyping, insulting, and oppressing black people. For many African-American ancestors, it was the last word they heard before they were senselessly hung or burned to death. Millions of Black/African Americans—men, women, AND children—were beaten, raped, castrated and/or murdered; and being categorized as the n-word (n**ga/n**ger), this sanctioned such actions. So for descendants to turn around and embrace such a diabolical term is dim-witted and asinine.

Insofar, as the use of the terms Black and African American, we as a group are divided and are in chaos as to what to call ourselves. For reasons of my own, I personally don’t think we should apply either term to ourselves, but then again this is not the proper forum nor time to discuss why. Therefore my reason for using both terms is to appease both factions of our community. For now, I have enough on my plate just trying to get us from referring to one another as the n-word (N**gahs), when there is no such thing, but we have brought into the idea that there is and that we are it.

Tuesday, March 5th 2013 at 2:05PM
H. Lewis Smith
Mr. Smith,

You have said that we as a group are divided as to who we are. Well, don’t you think that knowing who we are is more important than encouraging us against the use of the N-word?

Why don’t you help to inform Black Americans who we are and how we came into existence?

Thursday, March 7th 2013 at 1:26AM
Harry Watley
Mr. Watley,

It is of paramount importance to first get out of the way what we ARE NOT and we are not the n-word, once we are ALL on the same page there, we must then learn to respect each other after which time we can then collectively move forward to determine who we are. There are no shortcuts.



Thursday, March 7th 2013 at 11:14PM
H. Lewis Smith
Mr. Smith,

The way you see this issue is irrational and stupid and let me explain why.

You think we must first get out of what we are NOT before we can collectively determine who we are am I right.

We know who we are. I said that we are Black Americans born out of the ashes of plantation slavery and no one has said that I am wrong.

Your way is a two step while mines is a one step. In other words, it is paramount to know who we are rather than to know what we are not. If you take the one step approach that I’ve taken to know who we are would automatically tell you what you are not am I right. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line am I right. Let us still use a common sense approach to any issue whether it is complez or not, okay.

So, again forget about the N-word and get acclimated to seeing us as Black Americans born out of the ashes of plantation slavery and help me to push and spread this fact unless you can conclusively show that I am wrong that we were not born oft of the ashes of plantation slavery. But, I know that you can’t prove that I am wrong.

The reason that I am our first genuine prophet is because I am suppose to know more than all Black Americans individually and combine since I am the Chosen One to lead us into our very own country on the continent.

Wrestling with the N-word is useless and non-productive!



Friday, March 8th 2013 at 9:22AM
Harry Watley
Hello Harry,

One thing about you, you are consistent and always entertaining, always good for a laugh. Have a nice weekend.
Friday, March 8th 2013 at 1:52PM
H. Lewis Smith
Lewis,

I can appreciate what you said, "I personally don’t think we should apply either term to ourselves..."

I don't think European descendants should refer to themselves as White or Caucasian either. we are all Americans. One big step forward would be for our government to remove the race question from the census.

I don't deny the right of anyone to self-define in whatever way they choose. But I think the race question on the census is divisive.

Friday, March 8th 2013 at 3:30PM
Steve Williams
Steve,

I'm with you 100%. Until the 15th century there was no such thing as racism. Racism was invented by the Europeans to legitimize assassinations, massacres and genocides. The doctrine of White Supremacy has demonized, brutalized and dehumanized non-whites of the earth. It has been the driving force behind the destruction of civilizations and the extermination of an entire people. Race questions on the census is there for one purpose and one purpose to advocate so-called White Supremacy.
Friday, March 8th 2013 at 4:17PM
H. Lewis Smith
Mr. Smith,

Since you can agree with Steve, Steve does not present a challenge. I am the one presenting the valid challenge and this is why.

In your reply to me you did not say that my logic and analytical reasoning was wrong and therefore by default you agree with my logic, which is my wisdom and understanding of things. So, that is a plus for me am I right.

If you want to progress and become more intelligent than you are presently you must accept and adequately over come the challenges put before you before you.

What Steve and you see eye to eye on is pure bull-**** to the cause and salvation of our Black American people.

Steve can feel as you do Mr. Smith because Steve is racially different from you and your issue is about racism am I right. Wake up Mr. Smith!

Saturday, March 9th 2013 at 9:09AM
Harry Watley
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