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Originally posted by DELTAQTE:
Hey Ivy,
We have all heard the saying two wrongs do not make a right, and if we are trying to get our own people to quit saying it, then we shouldn't let other races do it either.
I am offended because nigga is a word used to insult black people, so if black people using the word offends you, then it should with j.lo also.
Has J.Lo responded to this yet?
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I think the hard part is so many of those outraged are perceived as being hypocritical on the subject. I mean Big Pun is okay but J-Lo is not? I f it bothers you to come out of a non-Black person's mouth than he is as wrong as she is. And if the word is so offensive to you than it should be offensive when Jay-Z or R. Kelly or whoever says it.
And I also feel that everyone who is outraged over J-Lo is not bothered by Foxy Borwn or Puffy saying it. They are of a "this is our word to use" mentlity.
Personally I think that there is a distinction betweena black person and a person of nother race using the word. BOth are wrong but for differnt reasons. When a peson outside of my race says it it carries with it a layer of oppressiona dn history that I do not perceive when it comes from a Black person. When a Black person says it it reflects internalization of that hatred and history and an ignorance to the depth of the matter. Both are out of line to me but for different reasons.