What is up, peeps! It’s mid-week and it has been kind of a letdown since Griff and Nick left. Eh, thems the breaks though. I still have my Kon plushie so that’s cool.
Well, it is time for a little commentary. As a few of you know, there has been uproar over the last few months (I will say since about fall of 2006) about a certain word. And you all know the word, so if you are offended by it get in line. Now since I have had this blog up I have defended the use of a lot of things for humor including sexual orientation, weight, promiscuity and even rape. Yes, rape CAN BE FUNNY in its definition, not in its action and perpetration of. So today, here is a little commentary from the Chachi.
One To Grow On: The Word NIGGER
Now as one who uses the word (albeit sparingly and usually in referring to 50 Cent and is proceeded by ‘stupid ass’) I am kind of an expert on the word. The fact is that the word is offensive. Plain and simple. Just like saying ‘faggot’ brings up visions of Matthew Shepard and ‘rape’ brings up visions of ‘The Accused’ (which is another rant altogether because that movie….boo is all I can say) the word has a negative aura about it. When used incorrectly.
When used correctly, at the right time in the right circumstance there can be nothing and I mean NOTHING funnier than a nigger. Niggers are funny. Niggers are good and good for you. Niggers are like Lays, you can’t have just one! But get too many niggers in one place and there is gonna be violence. Because niggers don’t appreciate shit. You ever had a nigger at your house? When they were gone, did you have any food left? Nope, because niggers don’t share. Niggers is selfish. They eat the last slice of pizza and drink the last bit of Kool-Aid and don’t even ask. You know what that is? That is some niggerish action right there.
You see, that was funny. I wasn’t talking about anyone in specific, not was I making a comment about anyone’s race. Because a nigger can be any race. When you specifically say ‘Hey, nigger’ (heard that) or ‘Niggers can’t get gas here’ (heard that one, too) and ‘Every time a nigger gets a job over me, an angel loses its wings’ (yeah…haven’t heard that one yet but someone has said it. I’m sure of it) that right there is NOT funny. That is a direct attack on an individual used to demean or hurt them. Before you say that saying something someone did is ‘niggerish’ is just as offensive, you are dead on with that. The difference is…that I am fucking hilarious. It says so on my stationary AND my resume. Which also says I was the lead singer of Troop but hey, can’t nobody say I wasn’t. Name a member! Yeah, I thought so.
In all seriousness, the word nigger is offensive. It has a long history of being hateful and being used to strip away the individuality of Blacks and place them as something below the user. It is not a word that can be taken and given a ‘positive’ context like women claim with ‘bitch’ and ‘whore’ or homosexuals claim for ‘faggot’. I have never really believed in that standpoint, mainly because just because a Black person calls me a nigger doesn’t mean it won’t hit a button. You know what?
THAT IS WHAT MAKES IT FUNNY.
I know that sounds weird, but hear me out. The reason the word nigger can work so well in humor is the fact that it is so damn hurtful, even to this day with every rapper rhyming nigger with…well nigger because rappers know nothing about alliteration for the most part. I had the Martin Luther King Jr. rant from the Boondocks up a while back and every word in there except ‘niggers hate to hurry’ (he sadly hasn’t seen a 50 Cent concert) was true. Not to mention fucking hilarious. The truth was in its hilarity and vice versa. People that get upset about the usage of the word are justified. However, that is what the word is for; to upset people. It wasn’t created as another word for hello, it was created to strip away (like I said before) a persons individuality and show them as nothing but ignorance. The word should not only incite anger, but incite a change in what the hell you are doing. Now if you don’t act like a nigger, and someone calls you a nigger, then that nigger is a nigger themselves. It makes sense when you think about it. And that is one to grow on. Besides, this song would make no sense if it was banned:
Ah, I am so gonna be Uncle Ruckus for Halloween if I can’t get a Number 24 from Venture Brothers costume working.
I will be back on Friday for the Top 20 Video Countdown. Until then, stay up.
Chachi Out
