Black leaders: End N-word in entertainment

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This is the latest from CNN:

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Black leaders challenged the entertainment industry, including rap artists, actors and major studios, to stop the use of the racial slur that triggered the scandal involving "Seinfeld" comic actor Michael Richards.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader, and others said Monday they will meet with TV networks, film companies and musicians to discuss banning the racial slur that is a derogatory term for blacks. They also sought an effort by the public to stop using the term.

"We want to give our ancestors a present," Jackson said at a news conference. "Dignity over degradation."

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I knew this would be the eventual result. Personally, I do not want to give Richards the power to take the word away from Blacks just because he fucked up. I understand the motivation of everyone involved, but I am more for enforcing the double standard...
 
I kind of feel that for rap artists that the word is... I don't know how to say it.. important for the genre of the music, there are so many artists that use that word as a weapon or empowerment and when used right it can be really powerful, and just for the context of movies, I feel like it would take away the "realness" of the world. The truth is not everyone will stop using it.. I don't know I think the word gives an effect to things and while I personally don't use and don't think it should be used in a derrogatory manor, but I think the word is powerful.
 
personally, i think the word needs to be removed all together.

i understand that there's varying feelings about the use of the word in the black community but obviously a white person (or any other non black person) has no business using the word at all.

as much as i HATE to agree with him (for a variety of reasons) Osiris' point about ALL racial slurs is seconded by me.

there are plenty of rap artists who have GOOD lyrics/records that do not rely on the use of that word (unfortunately most of them dont get the attention they deserve because the hip hop industry is really just a whole lot of GARBAGE ala' 50 cent & co. right now).
 
Spellbinder said:
personally, i think the word needs to be removed all together.

i understand that there's varying feelings about the use of the word in the black community but obviously a white person (or any other non black person) has no business using the word at all.

as much as i HATE to agree with him (for a variety of reasons) Osiris' point about ALL racial slurs is seconded by me.

there are plenty of rap artists who have GOOD lyrics/records that do not rely on the use of that word (unfortunately most of them dont get the attention they deserve because the hip hop industry is really just a whole lot of GARBAGE ala' 50 cent & co. right now).
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