Growing up the “N” word was something that I heard often, but not something I always felt comfortable saying. As an African American woman this might sound weird. But the word “N” word, was never something that I wanted to be called or something that I thought was good or bad. It was just a word that I preferred not to use. Because I believe that words are powerful. If they were not how could people like Malcolm X or Martin Luther King Jr. have the effect on people through their speeches? How come learning how to read and write was so important that former slaves risked their lives in order to learn? For my religious people, words were so powerful, that God said “Let there be light…” and according to the bible that was how the world was created and we as humans came about.
I have said the “N” word, out of anger and humor before (I don't know why just did). I guess the “N” word was not something that I worried about as kid growing up and as a young adult today. I do agree that the word can be defensive or negative depending on the context and who is saying it. I also agree, that the word should stay as it is because it is part of history. And like someone said in class today, if we do not know our history we are doom to repeating the same mistakes. We learn from our mistakes, as well as other people mistakes to make us better.
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