Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The Misadventures of Kaleya No.3-The History of the N-Word

(Authors Note-This is not to offend or oppress anyone, but I stand by what I say. Point-blank period. I'm sorry if you're upset but this is my firm, unshaken opinion. Period.)

The story so far,
in the beginning, humanity was created. this was a questionable choice on everyone's end, whether you believe in God, evolution or otherwise. I don't judge.
      I'm only kidding, but something that didn't need to exist is the n-word, ending with an -er or -a.
If you know, know about, or have even breathed around me, you know I have a seething hatred for the N-word being used incorrectly. This post will be a lot more solemn, but I knew I had to post this. You may assume my blog is too political already, but I promised myself a few things, and speaking on this was one of them.
The N-word, I won't say it in this blog post, is complicated, but doesn't have to be, See, the simple answer is: don't say it if it hasn't negatively historically affected you. To be frank, the only people on the losing end of the word are people of color, specifically black people. I would use the Mariam Webster definition, but I don't want to include the word in my post.
"Black people" is a skin group-based classification used for specific people with a mid to dark brown complexion.
Unfortunately, being black anywhere can cause issues. But that's another article for a different time. If a person of color used it, it's almost like reparations (payback) for the 400+ years of dehumanization, and hatred we've received. I say we, as I've experienced it myself and still do in little ways, in day to day life. If it were a non-black person to say it, in my experience, I fear a double meaning under. Even if you meant no harm, it still feels off.
 This is running long, I'll finish with an example. Let's say I called someone (person A) a stupid head, they called me the N-word, I feel person A should get stronger punishment because if you compare the two words and you can only say one of them, it's much worse.
Insight from a child
"Hi this is Kaleya's younger brother and i might not have much experience on planet earth but I'm an A-B+  student
So as a child, I've had ok  friends but yesterday i was thinking about preschool and kindergarten, I didn't know anybody so i was a pretty lonely kid.during recess id usually sit on the bench and just sit there i even cried one day,. I got my first friend in first, he lived behind me with his mom, it was great but one day he thought i was talking about his dad,  and he called me the n-word, I asked "do you really wanna do this" and his mom walked in and instantly texted my mom I saw him less and i felt like that lonely little kid again that was the summer on kindergarten."
A direct quote from my younger brother,(edited for clarity)
Racism and the N-word are not okay. I shouldn't have to write this.
-K.Peace

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