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Praxis7Theoria
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Date Posted: 14:36:45 05/02/02 Thu
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The continual use of the N-word is undoubtedly mental slavery. If nigger is the most vile word in the English language given to us to racist capitalism, and 'nigga' is a derivative of that word, then we call our brothers and sisters the derivative of the most vile word in the english language. I refuse to do this.
Historically, there were minstrel songs (named by white people) called "Nigga in the de Field" or "Nigga Put Down that Jug" in 1853. (If you don't believe me, check out Eric Lott's "Love and Theft.") I do not think we would say that these minstrels were, as Ralph Ellison said, "changing the joke to slip the yolk."
"Free your minds from mental slavery/
none but ourselves can free our minds."
--- The Prophet, Bob Marley
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