The Discussion Title is a misnomer on purpose . The reason I made this controversial Discussion topic is because lately I have pondered something; have African Americans inadvertently publicized a divide in the Black community based on class ?
I say inadvertently because so far as I understand, I have noticed in some instances that a 'nigga' is supposed to simply be an ignorant person . Despite libraries being open to all, I don't think the priorities of a person in a do-or-die situation exactly allow for Shakespeare . This supposed "distinction" seems to be a mask for an income gap . A sort of cultural oppression so-to-speak .
If anything I'm reminded of the Communism-inspired novel, Animal Farm where the Pigs lead the animals to become the masters of their own labor only for the Pigs to become humans running the farm . Bear with me, I'm not trying to shame anyone for working to get where they are today .
The reason why it troubles me this distinction between a "nigga" and a "black" or in some circles, an "African American", is because the attempt to redefine the word, a word that is almost used as a first language has not traditionally at least in my experience always been used to highlight another persons ignorance .
So why are we defining it as such, and for whom ? What does that say for the person who uses it versus the person who refuses ? This is what troubles me about the current state of the word; that there is an implied consequence that prior to hadn't existed .
Are words defined in action or in purpose ? Could the definition change again ?
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