The N Word Essay

Right names depend on right connections, a reality so fundamental to human discourse that without it, human dialect might well collapse. But as with so much of what we take as human, we appear to be in need of an African-American exemption. The n word is like a prized possession of the black community. If it gets into the wrong hands, it will be destroyed and used wrongfully. When I hear this word come out of the mouths of whites, my face immediately lights up. It triggers a sharp pain in my heart that just doesn’t seem to go away. I was in middle school when I first heard the n word with an “a”. When it was used it always towards a black male so I figured it means boy or man and then eventually started using it towards but still never really knew what it meant. I got home that same …show more content…
Although this word originated with “er” at the end to degrade African Americans during slavery times by the whites, we have come to modify the word with an “a” at the end and use it as slang or a means of communication between one another. This was developed in the African American community therefore we basically have the right to call the word ours and if another race uses the word it would be disrespectful. You can’t just go throwing the word around like it’s a sack of potatoes. I just don’t understand why other races, specifically the white community, find it so hard that they don’t have the right to use the word. We have come up with this n word to fit into society with our own language and now others want to use it, which is so ironic. For decades, blacks have been struggling to fit into the same careers with others or getting treated fairly in the criminal justice system but when we say you can’t use the n word, you feel offended and we’re once again seen as bad guys? This whole world is corrupt and full of nonsense and blacks will never be able to live in a world where they feel comfortable and equally