BonoVoxSupastar said:
Like some have said, look at the context.
In the time Elvis was making it big there was a lot of hatred towards Elvis and others because they were singing "black" music and in there eyes that was wrong. He was called "the white ******" because of his music and dancing.
The other like someone said earlier is reference to Patti Smith.
I can see if someone didn't know the context it may have raised an eyebrow, but now Bono has gotten a few folks to check out the history of some of those that influenced him.
Agreed.
I've heard that the "n" word came about because when black people from...Niger, I believe it was, were coming over here, white people, upon finding out where they were from, mispronounced the name of their homeland, and thus the "n" word was born. Now when you look at it from
that standpoint, it doesn't sound as bad, but then of course, the rest of the history surrounding that word proves otherwise.
I personally never use that word, or other terms that are used to insult various races/ethnicities-I don't like them, but when people do use them, as pointed out, it's helpful to look at the context they're in, first off, and second, even if somebody did use them in a derogatory sense, they do have the right to say them.
We certainly don't have to like that these words are being said and we can tell those who use them in a cruel manner that those kinds of words bother us, but they
can say them. Let those who do say them with the intent on being cruel look like the racist fool they are, hopefully people will realize how stupid the person saying these slurs in a cruel manner sounds and will refuse to associate themselves with that kind of thinking.
Besides, no matter what the word is that is being used, a word can bother you only if you
let it.
Angela
I think it's a horrible word.
