National Press Release To Blot Out "N-WORD"!!!
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Posted By: WILLIAM W. HEMMANS III on July 06, 2006 *I have seen this topic here coincidentally and some younger folk were discussing this last night. I just got this email this morning via Black News.Com* Atlanta Attorney Proposes Resolution to Discourage the Use of "N" Word and Mark It Out of the Dictionary on August 1, 2006 --Attorney Roy Miller of Atlanta, Georgia is calling on all persons to mark the "N" word out of their dictionaries on August 1, 2006. Additionally, Attorney Miller is challenging black groups, clubs and organizations to adopt resolutions discouraging the use of the "N" word against a child or to describe a child and to make the resolution a part of their guiding principles. Attorney Miller has been an advocate for this cause for more than a decade. He single-handedly was successful in getting the agreement of Funk and Wagnalls Dictionary to delete the word from its future publications.-- Attorney Roy Miller Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) - When she was 12 years old, Attorney Roy Miller's niece was first confronted with the "N" word. She went to her new dictionary for its meaning. What this innocent Black child saw was not a definition, but a description of profanity that pointed right back at her. That incident provided the motivation to make Attorney Miller beseech dictionary publishers to delete the "N" word from future publications. In 1994, Attorney Roy Miller became the first and only person to succeed at having the "N" word deleted from a major dictionary. Part of his argument has been that, if we have any respect at all for our ancestors, Black adults should be ashamed to refer to their Black babies and children by that offensive and disparaging term. The City of Baltimore, Maryland, at the encouragement of Councilman Melvin Stukes, drafted a resolution discouraging the use of the "N" word. Attorney Miller argued for the declaration that was adopted as a non-binding resolution in 2002. In 2006, Attorney Roy Miller is calling on black groups, clubs and associations to adopt resolutions pledging to acknowledge the "N" word as the ultimate insult against the black race. Furthermore, Attorney Miller is asking that all persons mark out the definition in their personal dictionaries on August 1, 2006 as a show of unity. A sample resolution can be found on Attorney Millers website, www.attorneyroymiller.com Miller says, "Zero tolerance towards being disrespected must be established in the Black community and it must start with Blacks respecting Black children. How can our babies be children of God and 'N' words at the same time? Does not such reference to the child also refer to the father?" For further information call 312-371-2716 or e-mail Michele Posey at selfrespect1@bellsouth.net. CONTACT: Michele Posey 312-371-2716 SelfRespect1@bellsouth.net *Lets have pride, honor and loyalty for all past, present and future Black People and add Your comments and feelings as You Like. Evil only survives when good folk sit back and do nothing about it. Corresponding scripture? 1 Corinthians 15:33 "Be not deceived" evil communications corrupt good manners (habits)". I never thought I would see the day where black brothers having white girlfriends and the white girl gets introduced or be with a crowd of black people using the "N-Word" or white guys hanging with black folk saying the "N-Word" like people say "Bless You" when sneezing... I could say soo much more here and this is not racist statement by me, this is love for people, culture, environment, heritage, ancestry etc.etc.etc. I bet any black on black crime whether against men, women or children has the "N-Word" involved somewhere. Just look at our people, we need to police our own instead of all other cultures having the patent on what we should do as a people or culture. Grown folks saying the word, youth saying the word and they defend it, but the same talk about white folk? Every step starts with one and this brother can not do it by himself. Not enough people are voicing out or doing something about it until it ironically hits home. Just look at the state of too many of our black Youth and everyone is affected! I can say soo much more here. Coincidentally I heard a white guy use this word last week because it was cool by his black friends. I corrected him, the old William... God Bless* p.s. I hate hate use of this word! If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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WILLIAM W. HEMMANS III
CRT 1st Response Case Manager, Mental Health Care,, Florida A&M University class of 1995 Member Since February 2004 |
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If you say support it, William, I'll support it. But I have to use the one I got from Tyler Perry on this one... Its not what they call me, it's what I answer to. (I am in Enterprise, Alabama) It may take a few minutes, but they figure it out.
Saturday, July 8th 2006 at 1:36AM |
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I typed a whole response to this and the screen went blank. Go with how You feel, too tired to type all that over again, the muse is gone for the time being. Saturday, July 8th 2006 at 9:04AM |
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I totally agree this is a word that need to be prohibited, along with many other ones, but one thing i would love to achieve and hope to do is to convince some of these black entertainers to stop using this words in there lyrics. Because music is one of the most powerful weapon that we as african americans posses. It hard to stop using words of that such when its all in the music you here.
Sunday, July 9th 2006 at 2:07AM |
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Just got your response. I could relate to that. lol. I would love to hear what you wrote. I'm open, it’s just that we use it, they use it, both I think out of ignorance. It's not even the other races who are blatant with it, it’s us. I think its very disrespectful coming from us to us, because we should know better. My experience here with white people has never been, well once it was, but is not usually the word itself, but the mentality and the treatment without saying the word in a dialogue. I mean, I may have been called the word or something as derogatory once or twice, but I get the old south mentality in some form at least weekly. Wish they would learn to outlaw that.
Monday, July 10th 2006 at 1:42AM |
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Hey whats up Jeremy, appreciate the blog comments Bro. I agree with You. Wednesday, July 12th 2006 at 1:37AM |
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Hey Joyce I'm back now, I can't remember all what I typed in 1st response to You but here goes... I totally disagree with Tyler Perry and I am impressed with him and would love to share experiences with him someday near. Think about it, through the wrongs of his past, he created the "Madea" series for him and for people and then suggests which is an action to ignore? Did You read all of my post Sis? Evil communication, black on black violence etc.? Maybe this word affects men more because it was Kings and Princes who let certain people into the African continent to put us in slavery in the first place. Now that God has passed the torch to Women thus Queeens and Princesses... My Grand daddy paid the Insurance man over the fence. He was a good man and kind and loving. Never bothered anyone. Why did he do that? Because in his 60's a 13yr old white boy called him a racist name. So years later, I would mar his memory not to speak out on it. You as a woman would not walk off if called the "B-Word", would You walk off because it has no power or how about daughters, should we tell them to take it also in attempts to let the word die? Bercause people have let it go, now white folks use it freely. It won't die unless people take a stance for their own heritage. Note other races do not use the word for themselves. The words they created for themselves like "Honky", "RedNeck", Georgia Cracker" etc. are terms of endearment to recognize their own races. You will never see a white person use these words to endear black people, nor spanish, jews etc.etc.etc. So this word is recognized worldwide to mean dirty nasty evil black people and You imply to ignore... Your right though. This is not summed up nearly like my 1st response to You but prayerfuly the gist of my words can be summed up here, You would consider it an insult for me to sign off from this blog, "Aight My "N". So I will bypass using it here... This is to Your 1st response of course. Ignorance is ignorance but to tell someone to call You the "B-Word" and You the woman and he the male is not the same things... Wednesday, July 12th 2006 at 1:48AM |
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Hey Natalie, appreciate that knowldge You add to this blog and pleasure to meet Your acquaintance Sis. Please feel free not to be a stranger. Take care Wednesday, July 12th 2006 at 3:34AM |
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I agree. My response sounds good in theroy, but I would be kinda, pretty UPSET for real if and when I am called something less than Joyce. Sounds good to say I would maintain, and stay uncharged. But, the truth is, now that I think about it. That has never acturally happened that way. I get fully charged at a lot less than the B-word. You got a point.
Wednesday, July 12th 2006 at 8:24PM |
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Hey Joyce appreciate the words and good dialogue does not have to necessarily agree to be a good positive outcome, if possible, maybe someone can do research on the % of the usage of the "N"-Word and the % of violence amongst black people.
Wednesday, July 12th 2006 at 10:22PM |
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