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Why is one NBA owner STILL allowed to use the "N" word???l

One Brow said:
No, it's not coincidence. There's a reason the five-letter word is not 'niggi' nor 'niggoe' nor 'niggoo'. '*****' was deliberately chosen as a subversion, a way of accepting that people would use that term no matter what, self-identifying in comradery, and affirming the shared persecution. That's the history and cultural force behind it.
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Well then, I guess that settles it. I wish I could've been at the council meeting of the, "Black Brotherhood of Linguistic Entrepreneurialism and Prose" and seen how that vote went down.

Black Council guy #1: "My dearest Bretheren of the BBLEP, I hereby put notice forthwith and decree that the word, "Nìgger" should no longer be a stand-alone slur. I feel that something is unaccounted for and that our culture requires, nay, demands castigation."

Black Council guy #2: "Indubitably, DaeQuan, I believe you have clouted the nail on the proverbial apex. That being thrust to the forefront, how do you propound this matter be finalized?"

Black Chairman guy #3: "Exert your head for something more than a place to loll your derby! The antiphon is clear: A new word we shall make, and it shall be articulated among the purlieu, throughout musical endeavors, and even in everyday discourse. It shall be brought to bear at social functions, among friends, and in the place of work. The real meaning we shall keep secret to ourselves, all while tricking the millions of homosapians on the planet that that word is actually a term of endearment. Intellectuals the world over will ponder. Historians will excogitate. And Professors from the armpit of the United States, St. Louis, shall brood. We shall have the last laugh. The word, my brothers, shall be... 'Nìgga'"

Entire Council: "Gasp..."

Black Chairman guy #3: "All in acquiescence, say 'Yay'."

Entire Council: "Yay!"

Seriously, that's how it went down. I'd bet my life on it. Of course, I'm nìggardly by nature, so I probably wouldn't pay up if I lost.
 
TroutBum said:
The real meaning we shall keep secret to ourselves, all while tricking the millions of homosapians on the planet that that word is actually a term of endearment.
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The real meaning is only a secret from the cuturally illiterate.
 
One Brow said:
No, it's not coincidence. There's a reason the five-letter word is not 'niggi' nor 'niggoe' nor 'niggoo'. '*****' was deliberately chosen as a subversion, a way of accepting that people would use that term no matter what, self-identifying in comradery, and affirming the shared persecution. That's the history and cultural force behind it.
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Or maybe certain words that end in -er, like brother, can evolve (or devolve depending on your perspective) naturally into something much more, let's say, casual, like, um, brotha. Something that involves less enunciation. To say it was chosen deliberately as a subversion is a stretch imo based on what I know. Is there a brotherhood too the word? yes. Was that spelling/enunciation deliberately chosen? No. Not imo.
 
SalmonHobo said:
What's the point?
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The regional dialect that changed '******' to '*****' was not chjosen deliberately. However, because that dialect was associated with the most racist parts of the country, the use of that dialectical form was a subversion of the way it was being used by other people.
 
One Brow said:
The regional dialect that changed '******' to '*****' was not chjosen deliberately. However, because that dialect was associated with the most racist parts of the country, the use of that dialectical form was a subversion of the way it was being used by other people.
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Way to backtrack. In post 60 you said it was chosen deliberately.
 
SalmonHobo said:
Way to backtrack. In post 60 you said it was chosen deliberately.
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You seem to have trouble with integrating thoughts. It was chosen deliberately, as a subversion, based on a dialect, while in the original dialect the derivative pronunciation was not chosen deliberately.
 
One Brow said:
You seem to have trouble with integrating thoughts. It was chosen deliberately, as a subversion, based on a dialect, while in the original dialect the derivative pronunciation was not chosen deliberately.
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Got it. I think Trout sums up my point perfectly up above. The subversion was not chosen deliberately. Stating so is ludicrous. But of course, you have links that state otherwise, right?
 
SalmonHobo said:
The subversion was not chosen deliberately. Stating so is ludicrous.
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If it was not chosen deliberately, it would not have been a subversion. HOwever, I will accept your statement as "that specific pronounciation by a specific culture was not chosen deliberately".

SalmonHobo said:
But of course, you have links that state otherwise, right?
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No, just personal experience. In partucular, growing up with 'mother', 'brother', 'worker', 'bigger', and '*****'.

One of these things is not like the other (as opposed to 'otha').
 
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