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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AA posters, what do you think about the term nigglet (as per the video)?[/quote]

Don't like it, find it disgusting and offensive, and I am especially bothered he chose to use it in a story told to a white audience.

Before anyone jumps on me for my last comment re: white audience, there are plenty of groups who find historically derogatory terms even more offensive when used outside the group. Women- bitch, gays/lesbians- fag/dyke, and so on. [/quote]

I have plenty of black friends (teachers) who tell their children and students NOT to use nigger, as it's completely offensive within and outside of the racial circle.  And you'll hear younger black kids refer to it as a term of endearment.

So who's to blame for this video?  Are you blaming the young man for making fun of this incident?  the whites who initiated it?  the whites who are laughing at it?  whom exactly?  b/c it IS the young man who decided to post the Youtube clip . . .

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A friend of his posted it to YouTube, actually, and he asked her to remove it.

Yes, of course there are black people who are against anyone saying nigger (I'm in this camp) and those who think its fine to use in-group and those who use it outside of the group. Just like there are gay people who have reclaimed terms like queer and dyke, gay people who are against using those terms, and gay people who are only fine with other gay people saying it.

Re: the bolded, can you clarify where I blamed anyone for anything? I can't answer your questions until I understand what your meaning is, because I didn't mention blame in my original post. [/quote]

There's still a blame game going on, despite who posted it and who asked for it to be removed.

I'm sure he knew he was being taped.  He had an audience.  So he played it up.

If you're appalled at this video, then he's partially to blame, too, right?

What I'm asking is to whom is this anger over the video directed?  Most white PPs aren't angry; they think his sense of humor actually helps to get across a major point.  Black PPs, however (most), find the entire story offensive - from the actual trip to the taping to the posting to the "reviews."

So who's to blame for causing this uproar?  Are you upset over the whites' reactions?  over the fact that some blacks also think it's funny?

It happened. The school was stupid to allow such an event to take place (And who knows if we have all the info either?).  The young man used his humor to get back at the school/teacher.  He drew in quite a few "fans" who were also offended by it.

So are you upset that people are making fun of this matter?  What do you expect? He's a kid.  That was his coping mechanism, and it worked quite well, IMO.

But yes, deep down inside there's anger on these posts and there's a blame game going on.  So you tell me how you really feel and how you would have handled the situation had you been his mother, the boy himself or the school.  [/quote]

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