What’s Your View on the N Word?
Posted by Gina Telaroli on July 18, 2008 at 9:47 am
CATEGORIES: Culture, Ethics
After Jesse Jackson’s the use of the N Word the other night, the ladies of The View decided to talk about it:
I have to say that I love Whoopi and how she puts things honestly,simply and still directly.
What do you think?
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CATEGORIES: Culture, Ethics
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I agree. I think Whoopi was dead on. By taking back the word, you get rid of it’s power. We are doing the same thing right now with the comedy in NYC, “feminazi” (the n-word for women). We have an uber-German feminist who is looking for sexist pigs. By addressing this derogatory word toward women, we are breaking it down, and rendering it poweless.