[Lady of Pearl]

I too had heard of the book which I consider to be nothing but inflammatory propoganda along with one of the Wayans brothers unsuccessful attempt to get a clothing line with a similar name. Why glorify or publicize the use of the word. What about a book or clothing line called Honkey-I'm sure there would be much discussion about that as well. It is good that someone is speaking out about this-what we affirm and what we call ourselves has a lot to do with our psyches! Affirm the positive downplay the negative stereotypical connotation! I never heard that word referred to me ever as a child- in fact I heard it referred to me while I was on a Christmas break when I was in college- coming from a southern university to my hometown in the midwest! while standing on a bus line with my friend wearing the southern university's college sweatshirt.