***** License Plates - Truth or Silliness?

I was really expecting much more of an inference here :) Really! If that plate had been issued to me, I would have walked out with it and the 'word' wouldn't have entered my mind. Ok, I can understand how sensitive people have become because of all the rhetoric, discussion and attention the 'word' has gotten in the media. This is especially true, for whites, if they or those in their social circle have used the 'word', when they have referred to us. And perhaps this is a good thing.

to me NGR can reference many things - Nigeria, Niger River, Niagara Falls, Naggers, etc.

It depends on the person. Why was she offended? Is she an ignorant person or something because that is the definition of the word. Amazing how mental conditioning works, of all the words those letters can stand for, the first word that came to her is the one that fits the definition of an ignorant person.

She is probably better off exchanging them. There is no reason for anyone to be offended. It is a random selection of letters and numbers. Just to be safe from someone who might take offense, the prudent thing to do is turn them in. I say it is a furor over nothing. Who goes around making issues out of these things?

Black people we need to know where to draw the line. I dont think is even about us

It depends on the point of view of the person who is analyzing the plate-----------
If bumper stickers can result in your car being bashed to pieces-----this license plate could evoke the same emotional response.

apparent silliness...

I think there's nothing wrong with her response. She doesn't want any appearance with racism. I think it's better to be safe then sorry. I am pretty sure some black person would have been pissed to see a white woman with that on her plate, as if it was a personalized plate!

This is our world. I can just see someone tearing up this woman's vehicle, especially if she were to cut someone off in traffic. Talk about road rage.

I personally do not find it offensive but someone else might. You never know people's state of mind. What if someone pulls up behind her that has just had a racially motivated arguement or is just in a bad mood and sees her plate? I don't blame her for wanting a new plate.

I agree with Devan she may not want people to associate her with being racial, it was more than fair for her not to accept the plates. Had it been a state other than Arkansas, maybe it would not have been a big deal.

Dante, I must applaud you once again for bringing the ills of society into reality. I couldn't help but laugh as I watched the video. Our society has become so sensitive. I have known people who have died in fights that began all because someone stepped on a shoe. If I were given that license plate, the last word that would've came to mind would have been the one suggested. If I were a white woman in Arkansas my thought process may have been the same as hers, who knows. I do feel that too many times stereotypical assumptions are made by people of all races. I'm just frustrated with the stories that seem to find their way into the newscasts. Our society is filled with too much negativity and a story such as the one in the video places these types of thoughts into unsuspecting minds.

I say this plate didn't have any significance til the significance was assigned to it by the specific person viewing it. If we rule out all letter combinations that might offend because someone assigns a meaning to it then can we use "DCK", "CNT", "FCK", "HOE", "DYK", etc.(Makes me wonder if there are any license plates with an A and two S's). But practically speaking like Devan and others have pointed out, in this racially sensitive time, she could run into trouble. In this text messaging saavy world, every random grouping of letters can represent a word or an entire sentence. That's where we are as a society. Is there any way around this dilemma? None that I can fathom now other than folks learning to look for concrete, quantifible instances of racism rather than perceptually ambiguous ones (which I realize is not as easy as it sounds).

People, don't we have real issues to worry about?