Erasing the "N" Word

Erasing the “N” Word

New Year’s resolution? Timing is right. So now comes before us this movement to challenge modern mankind in an all out effort to erase the “N” word, in 2011. This movement has merit, accept... I will get to that later. I have debated the “N” word with St. Louis cab drivers, both tough and intelligent black men that know what they are talking about, upon the true meaning this word. When used in a derogatory manner, it has been nothing short a pathetic verbal disgrace like disease against our black brothers and sisters, those once thrown into slavery not by choice, only to be rewarded with a branding, that of the “N” word - a nauseating betrayal. So there is merit, to erase the “N” word, maybe long overdue. But are we missing out anything with this all out effort? Maybe from a historical perspective? I believe Yes! And this erasing or cleansing has already made the law books, as in some states it is a misdemeanor to use the word in public. I say it again, hold the press, hold the cuffs! In fact, there is rumor that Mark Twain's books will be corrected, wherein the “N” word will be replaced with “slave”! I wonder what Twain would say about that? So are we going a little too fast a pace to change something that may have merit when utilized correctly, this move on to dismantle the “N” word? Here is my take on it. The greatest philosopher in my time made us aware the true meaning and appropriate use of the “N” word. I am talking John Lennon, in his tribute to “Women”. So for myself, the use of the “N” word finds credibility only in a singular instance, when we use it in vain to support what women of this world still go through – even today, in 2011! The black man slave is a thing of the past, at least for the most part in this country. So the “N” word is appropriate in this singular instance I elaborate upon, for “Women”, as not race, nor color, nor nothing segregates “women” of this earth. Today we have rape out of control. We have sex trafficking, wherein girls are being sold or stolen at birth, only to face a life of statutory rape, mandatory rape, paid for rape and John Boy rape. We have before us today Americans that feel it is OK to travel to foreign lands, wherein the still powerful American buck can buy a cheap “fuck”, to allow rape upon girls still in diapers, then bragging about it back home, which entices others to do the same, like they are missing out on something beyond football tailgating! We have girls sold into slavery at so young an age that the parents have not heard their baby's 1^st words, because they cannot afford to even feed the child. It is pathetic beyond anything Armageddon could dose out. So, to erase the “N” word when there is an appropriate and necessary use still today, I lean towards acceptance, that we can use the word to define abusive malfeasance and defend the child bearing “women” still finding equality just a suggestion. For those of you that didn’t realize Lennon was a prophet, a philosopher of highest degree, then you are still stuck in time warp. In his most celebrated lyric, one that received very little attention outside but a limited audience, “Woman is the Nigger of the World”, it has so much meaning to the malfeasance that women of this world go through, daily, in every country and nation on this earth. Yes, we betrayed the Afro-American race's heritage with slavery, but we must admit that amens have been forthcoming and are working to some extent. But when we realize that women have still an uphill battle, still used in slavery, we must allow the use of this word for this reason, as the word's sufferance attribute gets the point across. And with that in mind, maybe man's wicked ways and means can have started upon it another movement, another resolution, that protecting a women's rights is the ultimate priority today for all mankind. And in paraphrasing Lennon: “Woman is the nigger of the world, do something about it.”

Woman is the nigger of the world
Yes she is...think about it
Woman is the nigger of the world
Think about it...do something about it
We make her paint her face and dance
If she won’t be a slave, we say that she don’t love us
If she’s real, we say she’s trying to be a man
While putting her down, we pretend that she’s above us
Woman is the nigger of the world...yes she is
If you don’t believe me, take a look at the one you’re with
Woman is the slave of the slaves
Ah, yeah...better scream about it
We make her bear and raise our children
And then we leave her flat for being a fat old mother hen
We tell her home is the only place she should be
Then we complain that she’s too unworldly to be our friend
Woman is the nigger of the world...yes she is
If you don’t believe me, take a look at the one you’re with
Woman is the slave to the slaves
Yeah...alright...hit it!
We insult her every day on tv
And wonder why she has no guts or confidence
When she’s young we kill her will to be free
While telling her not to be so smart we put her down for being so dumb
Woman is the nigger of the world
Yes she is...if you don’t believe me, take a look at the one you’re with
Woman is the slave to the slaves
Yes she is...if you believe me, you better scream about it
We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance