I technically don't like using the word too much but I agree with Full and Tori. I see it more of an attitude and a state of mind. But correct me if I am wrong but didn't the word "******" originate from some African word of similiar spelling which means "black"? What I would like to know is why back then did the slavemasters chose the word "black" to describe what they thought was an inferior and ignorant group of people?
The only reason besides being black they called blacks ******s would be the fact that they thought their slaves were below them. Subhuman. Just simply ignorant and stupid people. To be honest with you, if that is the true meaning, then it fits alot of people no matter their racial orientation. I can name quite a few whites I would call ******. I guess in today's society, such a taboo word that was once used for a single group of people isn't considered PC to be applied to any other race. Then again, the usage of the word was never PC in this day and age anyways.
Any insights folks? Help a brotha out.
Actually, If I'm not mistaken, I think it is derived from the Spanish/Portuguese word for Black... (Negro?)
Not to sure about that one, but I remember hearing it somewhere, and since the spaniards were a major slave transporter, it makes sense...
sidenote: I just got back from the St Patricks Festival in Newport RI Yesterday, and I was kinda suprised to see about 30% of the people there were black! It was really kewl! The only '*******' that were there were 18-25 Year old white kids... But it was really nice to see black people taking part in a celecration of different cultures...
Having been married to a Hispanic for 8 years, I remember how mobbed I got when I went to the Hispanic festival every year... The people there were just so grateful that I was willing to celbrate thier ways and culture for a day that I was surrounded by people... They were so friendly...
I found myself and others doing the same thing to the black people... It was so refreshing to see them just having fun with us that we all wanted them to have the best time possible! It was a ******* hoot!
But, alas, some ******* punk-*** ****** started **** with some fo them, wo we had to band together and bruise em up real good... ******* ******s! People can't even get together and have fun without some punk **** ruining the whole *** damned thing!
These ******* kids were three shades lighter than skim milk too, and Newport RI is one of the Richest parts of the WHOLE COUNTRY ! And these local punks walk down past 10 million dollar homes, and try to act like they are straight out fo Compton! ******...
This one Black guy I was BSing with could only laugh at him... He couldn't even work up to being mad... just laughed... this guy had a huge scar on his face, and looked like he worked 80 hours a day for 30 straight years, and this little cracker is trying to play gangsta! LOL...
Silly *******! Won't you ever learn!