#rememberbackndaday
Sep 27
folks want to talk about “keeping it real” – well let’s see if they can handle it…
i’m embarrassed for us.
it’s been a couple of days since i’ve engaged on twitter because i was already burned out from all the negativity going on. and what happens? folks had to take it to the next level. taking a peek at trending topics i was horrified!
yeah, you’re reading it right. at 6:04pm EST time, those were the trending topics.
so i’m going to address this my way:
i #rememberbackndaday when we had pride and self-respect and didn’t use the “n” word.
i #rememberbackndaday when i was working at a school in buckhead, ga and a student called me a “n” and spit on me in my face. that was the day i understand why our elders didn’t/don’t walk around using the “n” word or wear it like a medal of honor. that was the day the “n” word cut through me like a knife and i started to understand why they hated it so.
i #rememberbackndaday when it wasn’t okay if someone called us a “b”.
i #rememberbackndaday when women didn’t try to lessen the sting of the “b” word with – B, stands for … I, stands for… and so on. how about checking someone when they say it and let them know it’s NOT OK to call you a “b”?
maybe i’m more annoyed than normal because i was out a few days ago listening to a so-called “conscious” artist “perform” and almost every other word was the “n” word. to make matters worse, this “performance” was in front of a diverse crowd. and if that wasn’t bad enough, this person is NOT dating a black woman and goes on about how he hates weaves. there are SO many things wrong there…
NOTE: my issue with him is not because he’s in an interracial relationship, but because this person freely uses the “n” word – in public and around her. i don’t care what you say or think, this is the most ignorant thing i’ve EVER experienced. i feel bad for him because he is a product of his environment and all that he hates about it – and he doesn’t even know it.
those words ARE NOT okay. shame on you for using them ESPECIALLY in such a public place. i don’t care how you spell it or what letters you leave out.
shame on you.
i’m confident that those who use it, have not heard it come from the mouth of someone who REALLY meant it, or had your job compromised because of the color of your skin or because you are a woman.
those using it have not had the experience of your child coming home from school crying because (who he thought was) his/her friend called him/her a “n”.
can we just stop already?
annoyed and embarrassed,
courtney c.
