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Originally posted by Reds6:
Ok , I hate the word! i heard the song and wa swondering when the question would surface. I think JLO and Angie Martinez use the word is because of their roots.. I lived in NY and it isn't strange to hear the Puerto Ricans calling each other the N word just like blacks. So it wasn't a shock to hear it in her song. I think JLO takes great pride in being Puerto Rican and is not ashamed of it or trying to hide her heritage. I have many friends that are Puerto Rican and they do see themselves as having a black heritage and some consider themselves blacks. This also goes for many Dominicans. I think JLO has a great marketing team behind her who knows how to market her to both markets. Would there be as much hoopla if Mirah Carey said the N word, know ing she is biracial? Again I hate the word and will never use or allow my son to use it.
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Yeah, I think if Mariah Carey used the N word, her white fans would feel alienated and her black fans would feel uncomfortable. I would definitely feel uncomfortable if Mariah used the term b/c I don't think she identifies with the black community outside of her music career.
Nonetheless, it can appear a bit hypocritical if we have rappers running around "nigga this nigga that," and telling J-Lo the word is unacceptable. Afterall, is it supposed to be a "black thing," or an ignorance thing.
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