Slave – One bound in servitude as the property of a person or household.
2. One who is abjectly subservient to a specified person or influence: "I was still the slave of education and prejudice" (Edward Gibbon).
3. One who works extremely hard. (Some would say, that is not a strong characteristic of politicians)
Nigger or Nigga - a. Used as a disparaging term for a Black person: "You can only be destroyed by believing that you really are what the white world calls a nigger" (James Baldwin) or behaving like one. (Nice Quote)
After hearing that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will be redone to not offend, by swapping ‘N’ for ‘S’ (This clean out of using slurs could do wonders for people who type such words) As most rational people know the book is beyond such discussions and means a lot of different things to a lot of people whom have read it.
Those behind rewriting this book should be realistic and leave the N word in. If people are too narrow-minded to know what the fundamental of the word meant when it was used in only one term, then so be it. Keep it real and use the word in all its glory for the books intention.
Hopefully this new Huck Finn version will not cause a huge fuss, in terms of causing ‘Negrocity’ or protests to get the word banned from the English language forever. Of course it would be annoying to read out to kids but this would be a chance to explain what the word meant then and how any individual should not place too much emphasis on race. (The thought of a kid aged 6-12 asking what ‘Nigger’ means and someone explaining, would be something to behold)
To answer my own question. I would use the word ‘Nigger’. History should always be looked on to guide, so mistakes are not repeated. (I wish) But would love to hear what Uncle Ruckus has to say about this? Make a Boondocks film Mr Mcgruder?! Please. (Writing/Blog block over. Whoooooo! I coming for you Oscar Wild.lol)
