As if that needed any kind of an explanation.
From MediaIte.com:
In the third part of Piers Morgan‘s extensive, exclusive interview with Trayvon Martin‘s friend Rachel Jeantel about her testimony in the George Zimmerman trial, the host asked his guest if there was anything she wished she’d said on the stand. Jeantel answered with one word: “Nigga.”
Jeantel explained to Morgan that “the whole world say it’s a racist word” but the version of the word that she testified Martin had used in reference to Zimmerman, spelled “n-i-g-g-a” doesn’t mean what most people think it means. It doesn’t mean a “black male” as Morgan assumed, she said, but rather any kind of man, including “Chinese” for example. Morgan helpfully pointed out that that’s the version rappers use in their music.
“But nigger,” Jeantel said, stressing the “-er.,” is a “racist word.” She said “I’d advise you not to be by black people” when you say that word, Jeantel explained, “because they’re not going to have it like that.” And this is not just in her community as Morgan posited but in the entire “generation.”
Okay. So that explains it all.
There you have it. Nigga vs Nigger.
With one salient observation:
And you wonder why people don’t respect blacks? Out of the mouth of babes and the ignorant.
BZ
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That said, just WHY is it that people have problems with even writing the word “nigger”?
It’s just six letters. Hell is not promised. It is used blatantly in the black community. What is good for the goose, and blah blah blah.
Nigger. I wrote it. Now kill me. Get the hell over it.
BZ
Say nigga, why come yous gots ta be like all dat bad shit main? You bees my bestest nigga, doan bees makin no fool o’ yoself nigga.. Word.
Peace out bitches.
Now the sons a bitches can come and take a shot at me too… 😈
Wow. In the grand scheme of things, I’ve always wondered.
But BZ, you are white! That excludes you from using any terms and syntax used in the black community. Just find a black and ax him’ he will set you straight.
Another way to look at Bathhouse Barry’s signature.
Simply pathetic… Uneducated, and being preyed on by the commentators for what faux pas she will commit next…
I am so happy now to know the correct usage of nigga and nigger. I confess that the uncertainty has kept me awake on many a night. Whew, glad that’s not gonna happen anymore.
I wonder now. Would she explain the difference between cracka and cracker? Is one a general term for any white male (nonracist) and the other would be racist?
And what happens if someone has a speech impediment? Or an accent. Those endings can be tricky little things to pronounce clearly.
Something else to ponder in the dark hours of the night.
I have given up trying to help the negro gain a better education, which equates to a better paying job.
They never appreciate anything.
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