Purpose Of The N Word Today

The N-word is a discriminating and offensive word that is mainly targeted against African Americans. Since the time of slavery, the purpose and view of the N-word have changed. Along with the word sparking a very skeptical topic in education. The purpose of the N-word today is different than what it was back when it was used on slave. Back when the word was used on slaves, the purpose was to label African Americans with an offensive name. Nowadays, the N-word is still used to label a person, but not the same way. The labels that the N-word represent now are similar, but different to the ones in the past. The N-word now goes a little more personal and instead of all African Americans being called the N-word, anyone can be called this word and be hurt by it.

In the time of slavery, the word was looked at as a common and harmless (except in the African Americans minds) word that was used by white Americans to describe an African American slave. In today’s day and age, the N-word is looked at as a common word that is also very offensive word that can harm anyone. The view of the N-word in general has changed into being an effective word that can hurt someone of any race, which changes the mind set to thinking that the word is bad and should not be used. The N-word in today’s educational system has brought about a questionable topic. Whether or not anything that involves the N-word should be taught in a school. Recently the novel Huck Finn, was rewritten and had all of the N-words replaced with other words. Also because of the N-word being viewed the way it is, has led to the banning of several books for using the N-word (To Kill a