N-word? Really?
Kevin D. Wright
Managing Partner, CEO / COO, Board Director, Executive Coach | $240M + Growth Leader | People Champion, Keynote Speaker
I don't care if someone uses "er" or "a." Frankly I think it takes extreme imagination (dare I say "innovation") to change a word rooted in such hate and vitriol and repurpose it as a term of endearment.
However, for Larry Wilmore's close of his monologue at last night's White House Correspondent Dinner? "Yo Barry. You did it my n***a." Distasteful. When addressing the leader of the free world it is simply inappropriate.
This country suffers from an inability to discuss race sans emotion and accusation. Larry may have facilitated a broader dialogue. Shows like United Shades of America and Blackish may add to robust and productive content for such dialogue.
However, like our POTUS' close of his address, I have just two final words... Negro please!
Did he cross the line or is this "pushing the envelope" what's needed to facilitate a dialogue?
What do you think?
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8 å¹´Laura Mirian that movie was done in bad taste. I cringed as my husband laughed throughout the film. Urgghh.
Historically, a white person calling a black person the N- word is based on feelings of white superiority and to denigrate the person. I am not going to tell a black person what they should or should not say. I'm not the boss of anyone.
As a white person, I'd say it is absolutely not my call, Kevin.