The N-Word is Conventional The n-word, or any other word for that matter, is JUST a word. It has no meaning in itself in my opinion. People create meaning for the word based on the way you use it. And that goes for any vulgar words. People who get offended by words in my opinion are making a big deal out of nothing. But the n-word is becoming more and more common. Yes, it used to be a word that has haunted many generations of African American people. However, among many people today this word can mean “friend.” In rap and hip-hop music, “nigger” is identical to words such as “homie,” or “brother.” I don’t even have to turn on the radio to know what I’m going to be hearing. Songs about “fat asses,” “bad bitches and strip clubs,” “guns,” “money,” …show more content…
The N word has been utilized as a disdainful term for blacks all through our history, however today 's utilization has been impacted by pop culture. Today 's double utilization of the N word, utilized as a stigmatizing comment additionally as an indication of fraternity, can follow its roots at some point after the social equality developments. In the late 70 's and 80 's, one man to a great extent attributed for endeavoring to "defuse" the N word as a deprecatory term is Richard Pryor. His utilization of the word to some degree pushed it standard, and changed the intending to the general population to uproot some of its belittling nature and to hold onto the term as possibly an indication of solidarity. More blacks utilized the term and it is still utilized today as a term of charm.
In any case, the term still has racial undercurrents that blacks are extremely mindful of. In case you 're not a companion of somebody and endeavor to name somebody with the N word, paying little respect to shading, it can in any case be seen as a criticizing comment. This double utilize is still pervasive, and despite the fact that its across the board use has diffused a portion of the racial venom of the word, regardless it keeps up its