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Yesterday, the City Council passed a "symbolic ban" on the n-word. City Councilman Leroy Comrie introduced the resolution earlier this month, and he said, "I'm hoping this is the beginning of a move forward to a place where the use of the N-word is simply unacceptable. So many people have been quietly seething about this for a long time. It's time to bring it into the open."
Newsday explains that the ban "does not carry the weight of the law," but that there's a growing movement in other towns and areas to stop the usage of the epithet. However, when City Council members discussed the slur, many actually said n-----; from the Post:
Mike Nelson (D-Brooklyn), who was the only white person to use the word at the hearing, described a "sickening, scary, depressing" date he had in the 1960s while serving in the Air Force in Arkansas.Comrie told the Post he was upset the word was used, "I was not pleased."When he grimaced after his date used the n-word twice, he said, she told him, "Well, obviously you don't like what I'm saying. Well, they may be Negroes to y'all, but they're n- - - - -s to me."
The chair of the council committee, Larry Seabrook (D-Bronx), cited two books he'd read: "N- - - - -," by Dick Gregory and "Die N- - - - - Die," by Rap Brown, and complained about people who've used the word in print over the years and made money.
The City Council will vote on the resolution tomorrow. Two other sites related to the movement: Abolish the N Word and Ban the N Word.
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“I disapprove of what he says, but I will defend to the death his right to say it.” - Voltaire
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Silly Bill O, you forgot the latest latest clause.
"Unless I don't like what you're saying... then go die."
Ban Everything!
Like the House and the Senate, it amazes me that the City Council has nothing better to do than to pass these meaningless resolutions. I suppose it's easier to tackle these non-issues than it is to actually do something meaningful like address health care costs or affordable housing.
It's a horrible, horrible word, but it's a slippery, slippery slope. I'm with B. O. Rights. Banning words, no matter how hateful or incendiary, is not a place we want to go.
Like the House and the Senate, it amazes me that the City Council has nothing better to do than to pass these meaningless resolutions. I suppose it's easier to tackle these non-issues than it is to actually do something meaningful like address health care costs or affordable housing.
"The chair of the council committee, Larry Seabrook (D-Bronx), cited two books he'd read: "N- - - - -," by Dick Gregory and "Die N- - - - - Die," by Rap Brown, and complained about people who've used the word in print over the years and made money."
Yeah, that Mark Twain sure was a racist jerk.
While we're at it can we ban the phrase, "slippery slope?"
Although it is conventional medical wisdom that infants born with anencephaly invariably die soon after birth, a very small number survive to adulthood and win election to the City Council.
I'd like to ban "what-evah" myself.
As in "they're banning words? What-evah."
Should we also ban:
spick
mick
gook
kyke
guinea
polack
kraut
?
I've heard people use the PC terms ("African-American," "Hispanic" "Irish-American" etc.) with as much hatred and venom lined up behind it as any so-called slur.
It's not the syllables, people, it's the speaker. If we weren't the most frightened nation on earth we might drop our guard long enough to see that basic truth.
Let's ban banning.
We're banning Nickleback?
Awesome
Don't forget the C-word (for the ladies). That generally goes over as well as the N-word. I think the City Council really should be concentrating on more important things, like banning anger, hatred and war. Symbolically, of course.
We're banning Nickleback?
Awesome
isn't there anything other than undermining the constitution that needs doing by the executive and representative bodies in this country?
I'll bet it was some chink proposed this in the first place ;)
Banning Nickleback should automatically allow any city council members to be reelected for the next 10,000 years.
Well, finally there is some move to ban this remnant of slavery. I fully support that ban, I overstand the infringement on free speech but hate speech should always be banned. And stop with the BS, africans the world over are still suffering from 500yrs of inhumane treatment. As a matter fact I gonna take ur newborn and not teach him/her english and enslave his offsprings for 500yrs. then I'll release him/her into a society that will not hire u, unless u work for free eventhough he/she is no longer a slave. 1965-2007 is not even 50yrs yet...SO PhcUK/US all of u...
wetback (latino)
africoon (black)
porch monkey (black)
yid (jewish)
towel head (east indian)
faggot (homosexual)
apple (native american)
spaghetti nigger (italian)
sand nigger (middle eastern)
redneck (white)
nip (japanese)
camel jockey (middle eastern)
BAN TRENCH COATS.
"I'll release him/her into a society that will not hire u, unless u work for free". Such exaggeration. Nobody works for free unless all their basic needs are all taken care of.
Lol, What up my Nigga's ? What's gud here @ Gothamist ? I agree that the word shouldn't be used period ! I also think that when those in power get around to banning words, That means that they have way to much time on their hands . By the way the term "Nigger" means (Loose verison of the definition) : A person of lesser being, One of low intellect, Socially bland .