Argumentative Essay On Nigga - 1734 Words

Nitaila Woods Tania Berg WGSS148 5 December 2017 I Am Not Your Nigga/ They Call It Reverse Racism The word Nigga/Nigger defined by the dictionary is â€Å"A racial slur, usually directed at black people. Nigga defined by Urban Dictionary is â€Å"a words which evolved from the derogatory term â€Å"Nigger†. Tupac best defined the distinction between the two as â€Å"A Nigger is a black man with a slavery chain around his neck, whereas a Nigga is a black man with a gold chain around his neck.† Being half black and growing up around black cousins and aunts and uncles Nigga for me was always synonymous with friend or family. I never carried any malevolence when saying the word. I think that’s what tupac mean when he said slavery chain vs. gold chain. Because†¦show more content†¦When I say Nigga and when a white person does I feel the meaning behind both are different. Slavery began not so long ago only a couple hundred years and the word began as a way of dehumanizing us and as a way to fit us into a group to make us feel less than. There are chain s,blood,sweat,rape,greed,envy,hate,,lust,disgust and shame molded in that word. For years oppressors would yell it and call for us with it. When I hear anyone who isn’t black say Nigga/Nigger, I hear and rememebr and see all of the hate and everything we’ve fought so hard against.When I hear people say â€Å"Well You can call us cracker† To that I would say, yes we could but what would be the point. Their is not power behind our words. We are not in a position where we can inforce the word and make it mean something as powerful as Nigga or Nigger. White people were never taken from their country to be sold and traded. The word Nigger is loaded full to the brim with actions,choices,feelings expressed upon my ancestors ebony backs. I think the idea that reverse racism could ever exist in a society where millions of black men and women were killed, raped, and sold for money is ridiculous. Slavery still exist today it’s just an institution and racism exists alongside it but instead of outright racism we have to check the box of which ethnicity you feel you belong to the most. Black people get killed in the streets by police