[1522] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: NYTimes.com Article: An Ugly Game
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Prez H. Cannady)
Fri Oct 17 14:16:52 2003
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:50:34 -0400
From: "Prez H. Cannady" <revprez@MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <a05230104bbb5bd09419f@[18.239.1.199]>
At 11:53 AM 10/17/03, Elizabeth Burr wrote
>Why? Because the N-word has a tumultuous history in this country, and
>there are some provocative guidelines to its use.
Says you and Spike Lee. Pulp Fiction proves otherwise.
>Unfortunately,
>those other words listed above don't have the same history, nor do
>they strike the same nerve among a large group of people in this
>country, in the same manner, as the N-word does.
I find that "large groups" usually consist of a handful of lefties.
>In this situation, I am guessing that Bob Herbert can use the N-word
>because he is a Black man.
Well that's a stupid rule. Assuming he needs license to use the word, I
figured we'd grant him the privilege given its unoffensive use in his article.
>If he were not Black, I would pretty much
>assume that the NAACP would be after him too.
I doubt it. The NAACP is just one of many little shakedown operations in
bed with the New York Times. Hesides, how does Herbert's race make his
unwarranted attack on David Chang read any less liberal or politically correct?
>If anyone else is really interested about the N-word, its history,
>and an analysis of place in society, I suggest reading the book,
>"Nigger" by Randall Kennedy.
But until such time as a federal court rules on the word in context with
Virginia v. Black, I'd take Kennedy's conclusions with a grain of salt.
Rev Prez
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